Aetna’s Medicare Chief Medical Officer Talks ‘Team Sport’ of Value-Based Care

  • Dec 19, 2024

    Through an emphasis on primary care, enhanced care coordination, data sharing and clearly aligned incentives, providers and health plans continue to pursue value-based arrangements in pursuit of higher quality outcomes and lower costs of care across insurance types. According to the latest survey results from the Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network, Medicare Advantage continues to lead advancements in value-based care with roughly 64% of payments in 2023 flowing through some type of alternative payment model, compared to 42% for fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare and 45% across all lines of business.

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  • Lauren Flynn Kelly

    Lauren has been covering health business issues since the early 2000s and specializes in in-depth reporting on Medicare Advantage, managed Medicaid and Medicare Part D. She also possesses a deep understanding of the complex world of pharmacy benefit management, having written AIS Health’s Radar on Drug Benefits from 2004 to 2005 and again from 2011 to 2016. In addition to her role as managing editor of Radar on Medicare Advantage, she oversees AIS Health’s publications and manages the health editorial staff. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in English.

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