CenterWell Senior Primary Care Extends its Value-Based Care to People with Original Medicare
June 01 2021 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
CenterWell Senior Primary Care, a fast-growing provider of
whole-person, senior-focused healthcare, is participating in a new
federal population health program that will allow CenterWell to
extend and enhance its care-team approach for Original Medicare
beneficiaries.
CenterWell, which operates 67 payer-agnostic primary care
centers across eight states, is part of Humana’s Care Delivery
Organization – which also includes approximately 100 Conviva Care
Centers. Combined, CenterWell and Conviva serve more than 200,000
senior patients across the U.S. And CenterWell – on course to
expand to its ninth state this year – is participating in the new
Direct Contracting Model, which aims to improve care quality,
health outcomes, and the patient experience, while lowering the
cost of care for these Medicare beneficiaries.
“The industry is moving away from a transactional model of
healthcare, in which a doctor or other healthcare professional
treats one specific condition, to a more holistic view in which we
assess all of the patient’s needs and then develop a plan to
address each of those needs,” said Reneé Buckingham, president of
Humana’s Care Delivery Organization, which includes CenterWell.
“We’ve deployed this value-based population health model for
decades to care primarily for patients with Medicare Advantage, and
now we can offer our model to more of those with Original
Medicare.”
Under this new Direct Contracting Model, CenterWell’s
reimbursement will be dependent on the quality of care it provides;
CenterWell will share financial responsibility for patients’
medical costs with CMS. “We are confident that our clinical model,
supporting technologies, and analytics capabilities can make an
impact in patients’ lives, while at the same time lowering
healthcare costs,” Buckingham said.
The Direct Contracting Model was established by CMS’ Innovation
Center to encourage a variety of health organizations to
voluntarily transition from fee-for-service to value-based care and
test whether the model will improve quality and reduce costs in
Original Medicare, while reducing organizational administrative
burden.
About CenterWell Senior Primary
Care
CenterWell Senior Primary Care is the new brand for a primary
care medical group practice with centers open or opening in
Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. CenterWell Senior Primary Care
has a strong emphasis on senior-focused primary care for members of
Medicare Advantage health plans and Original Medicare beneficiaries
and is committed to providing personalized, high-quality primary
care combined with an excellent patient experience. CenterWell
Senior Primary Care has experience in both the treatment and
management of most chronic and acute-care conditions. The practices
also provide health education and value-added, well-being services
at the centers and around their neighborhoods to help both patients
and community members improve their health. Learn more at
CenterWell Senior Primary Care.
About Humana
Humana Inc. is committed to helping our millions of medical and
specialty members achieve their best health. Our successful history
in care delivery and health plan administration is helping us
create a new kind of integrated care with the power to improve
health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a
better quality of life for people with Medicare, families,
individuals, military service personnel, and communities at
large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes
health care easier to navigate and more effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at
www.humana.com, including copies of:
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- Most recent investor conference presentations
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Cary B. Willis Humana Corporate Communications
cwillis21@humana.com (502) 905-5860
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