Humana Says Data Support Its Medicare Advantage Strategy
Accountable care option may really offer an ‘advantage’ to Medicare.
Humana achieved these results through greater cooperation and collaboration with providers, Beveridge said.
“It’s a lot of work. To do all these things, the health plan needs to provide the doctor with a lot of support,” he said, adding that Humana offers physicians help on a number of fronts such as medication compliance and making sure patients keep appointments with specialists. “In the old days, 10 years ago, the doctor just viewed the payer as someone who cut the check … In the accountable world, you don’t have the butting of heads.”
From the patient’s perspective, accountable care “helps them with their health” by concentrating on prevention of illness and improved management of chronic disease, Beveridge says.
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