Fierce Healthcare November 24, 2021
Humana Medicare Advantage members receiving value-based care had more preventive care, lower costs and better outcomes in 2020 compared to those in traditional Medicare, according to Humana’s latest annual value-based care report.
The majority of Humana’s MA members (67%) receive care from physicians in value-based agreements. These patients had fewer hospital admissions and emergency room visits than others. Among those who received care at home, they also had lower (60%) risk of readmission within 30 days following a hospital discharge and decreased healthcare costs, the report found.
“We will never go back to where we were,” David Moulton, M.D., of the State of Franklin Healthcare Associates, was quoted as saying in the report. “We have embraced a team approach to...