Cigna Eclipses 50% In Value-Based Care Pay To Providers

Cigna says it’s paying more than half of its reimbursements to medical care providers in its top markets via value-based models that are quickly overtaking fee-for-service medicine in the U.S.

Value-based pay is tied to health outcomes, performance and quality of care of medical-care providers who contract with insurers via alternative payment vehicles like accountable care organizations (ACOs), a delivery system that rewards doctors and hospitals for working together to improve quality and rein in costs.

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