Healthcare Informatics December 15, 2017
A recent value-based care study by Louisville, Ky.-based insurer Humana found that patients treated by physicians in Humana Medicare Advantage (MA) value-based agreements had more preventative care screenings and better health outcomes compared to patients in Humana MA fee-for-service agreements.
That report compared quality metrics and prevention measures for calendar year 2016 for approximately 1.65 million Medicare Advantage members who were affiliated with providers in value-based reimbursement model agreements to 191,000 members who were affiliated with providers under standard Medicare Advantage settings. Humana also compared costs for approximately 1.4 million Medicare Advantage members in VBC model agreements to original fee-for-service Medicare, and also compared outcomes for those 1.4 million to 216,000 members who were affiliated with providers under standard Medicare...
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