JFK Population Health and UnitedHealthcare Launch Accountable Care Program

On Apr 13, 2016

JFK Population Health and UnitedHealthcare have launched an accountable care program to improve people’s health and their satisfaction with their healthcare experience, according to both entities.

The new accountable care program will dedicate more resources to care coordination and make it easier to share important health information. As a result, JFK Population Health member hospitals and physicians will share in savings generated through providing care under a value-based, patient-centric care model focused on keeping people healthy.

More than 6,600 people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s employer-sponsored and Medicaid health plans are eligible to benefit from this collaboration.

“JFK Population Health’s collaboration with UnitedHealthcare is an exciting opportunity to apply the proven principles of population health to the betterment of communities served by UnitedHealthcare and JFK,” said William F. Oser, vice president, medical affairs and director of population health at JFK Population Health. “This collaboration mirrors JFK’s mission to improve the health of our communities while reducing the cost of care.”

Many people who have gone to the doctor or hospital – particularly those with complex or chronic illnesses – have found they often have to connect information from each of their doctor’s visits themselves, and have sometimes received duplicative tests or care that isn’t coordinated.

“UnitedHealthcare and JFK Population Health are working together to help people receive more personalized and better connected care, which will significantly enhance people’s ability to live healthier lives,” said Paul Marden, CEO of UnitedHealthcare New Jersey.

Through this collaboration, UnitedHealthcare and JFK will work closely to better coordinate patients’ care, using shared technology, timely data and information about emergency room visits and hospital admissions. This partnership will also provide services to help patients manage their chronic health conditions by enhancing relationships with their personal physicians and encouraging healthy lifestyles.

UnitedHealthcare serves more than 1.7 million people in New Jersey with a network of 96 hospitals and over 28,000 physicians and other care providers statewide.

More than 14 million people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare plans across the country have access to accountable care programs, delivered in part through more than 750 accountable care arrangements nationwide as the organization engages in deeper, more collaborative relationships with physicians and hospitals.

Care providers nationwide are showing strong interest in a shift to value-based care. UnitedHealthcare’s total payments to physicians and hospitals that are tied to value-based arrangements have tripled in the last three years to $45 billion. By the end of 2018, UnitedHealthcare expects that figure to reach $65 billion.

 

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