Becker's Healthcare November 30, 2023
Optum patients who are enrolled in fully accountable Medicare Advantage plans — where Optum takes full financial and clinical responsibility — have better health outcomes than patients enrolled in traditional Medicare, according to UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
“Today value-based care is the centerpiece of our growth strategy and from my vantage point leading UnitedHealthcare, it is by far the greatest opportunity we have to deliver superior outcomes and lower costs,” he said during a presentation at UnitedHealth Group’s 2023 investor conference on Nov. 29.
Mr. Thompson’s comments come after a December study published in JAMA Network Open that compared claims data from Optum MA patients to claims data from FFS Medicare patients. The claims data was from Jan. 1,...
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