A new partnership between Aledade and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia aims to improve access to value-based primary care for Medicaid members.
Aledade an independent primary care network focused on value-based care struck a 10-year partnership with insurer Humana. Under the collaboration, Humana’s Medicare Advantage members will receive primary care from Aledade physicians using value-based arrangements.
By adding 450 primary care practices to its network, the company claims to be the largest network of independent primary care. In total, the company now works with more than 1,500 independent primary care practices and health centers and has more than 150 value-based contracts across Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial plans.
Aledade said that its value-based care network has helped save the U.S. healthcare system save more than $1.2 billion over the past eight years. A primary care physician at an accountable care organization that works with Aledade testified that being a part of the network has yielded significant shared savings that have led to better care outcomes, such as lower re-hospitalization rates.
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