Cigna is involved in 12 initiatives, which are based on the accountable care organization model. Its program at Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has closed 10 percent more gaps in care overall than the market. Its gap closure in hypertension is 16 percent and in diabetes eight percent higher compared to the market.
Cigna’s program at Phoenix-based Cigna Medical Group has reduced average annual costs per patient by $336. The Medical Group has reduced ambulatory surgery costs by 11 percent and increased preventive care visits by three percent overall.
Cigna expects to implement or be in the planning stages of an additional 18 programs by the end of the year.
Read the release on Cigna collaborative accountable care pilots.
Read more coverage on accountable care organizations:
– 50 Things to Know About the Proposed ACO Regulations
– CMS Head Plans to Listen Carefully to Comments on ACO Rules
– Picking Winners and Losers in ACOs: Lessons from the PGP Demonstration
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