Healthcare DIVE August 19, 2020
Dive Brief:
- The Cleveland Clinic and CVS-owned insurer Aetna are forming an accountable care organization and launching a co-branded health insurance plan for employers in northeast Ohio, the organizations announced Wednesday.
- A nationwide part of the initiative will offer Aetna commercial plan members access to virtual second opinion services from Cleveland Clinic providers. They are also creating a Cardiac Center of Excellence program for plan sponsors nationwide. Employers often turn to COEs to control healthcare costs by incentivizing workers to go to a particular high-quality facility.
- The plans will be available to certain fully and self-insured employers in several Ohio counties beginning this fall. The companies estimate employers could save up to 10% in healthcare spending over typical plans....
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