UnitedHealthcare plans for 750+ ACOs this year

UnitedHealthcare announced plans to add up to 250 new accountable care programs to its current list of more than 520 active programs. The payer now covers more than 11 million beneficiaries with value-based care.

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UnitedHealthcare’s existing accountable care organizations have increased primary care visits for Medicaid patients by 21 percent and decreased readmissions to the hospital within 30 days of discharge by 14 percent on average, according to the statement.

UnitedHealthcare’s value-based care programs include performance-based contracting, bundled payments, primary care bonuses and fully integrated population health programs. UnitedHealthcare helps support these programs by providing data on patient profiles, missed care opportunities and real-time emergency room and inpatient admissions data.

 

More articles on accountable care:

Humana, HealthSpan Physicians announce accountable care agreement
Why Humana wants to get involved in physician-patient interactions
Cleveland Clinic launches Medicare Shared Savings ACO

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