Susan Morse
Tool has helped Bellin Health close its reimbursement gap by about $2.2 million in one year.
The aim is to improve the consumer experience and strengthen the individual and small group markets as a whole.
The new model was unveiled in March to test whether alternative payments would have given incentives to prescribe less costly drugs. CMS withdrew the proposal after a CMMI review.
State-based effort is an Innovation Center initiative for clinicians to participate in advanced alternative payment models under MACRA.
Health insurance costs equaled 7.6 percent of total compensation for private employers in September.
Measures posted on websites give key quality metrics such as pressure ulcers, readmissions for over 1,100 inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
The joint venture combines Texas Health's integrated care teams with Aetna's health plan, care management and analytical expertise.
Aetna and Humana a good match, CEO tells judge, with company CEOs on much better terms than the leaders of Anthem and Cigna.
New contract builds on successful three-year partnership with Cook County Health and Hospital System.
New coalition, health plans, employers and legislators will want greater assurances that PBMs are controlling costs, Moody says.