Humana Inc. (HUM) has inked a population health management partnership with an independent physician association, IntegraNet Physician Resource, Inc. to bring about an improved and more coordinated healthcare for its Medicare Advantage (MA) members in Dallas/Fort Worth.
Being a veteran in the physician population health management marketplace in Houston and Dallas, IntegraNet will help Humana to enhance healthcare for its MA members in the desired region. It will offer Humana’s Medicare Advantage Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) members access to improved population health services provided by a huge network of primary care physicians affiliated to IntegraNet in the Metroplex. Humana members will be able to connect with integrated care teams that provide superior care coordination. These teams consist of nurses, health coaches, medication management, behavioral health and social services resources.
Humana already provides a prescription drug plan and Medicare supplement policies to MA members in Dallas/Fort Worth. With the aforementioned partnership, the company intends to provide clinically relevant care and cater to member-specific requirements more competently. Thus, this partnership, apart for enabling an easier access to care, will help improve health outcomes and enhance patients’ experience.
The partnership with IntegraNet falls under Humana’s Accountable Care Continuum. Like its previous Accountable Care Arrangements, Humana will work with the physician association to move toward a value-based healthcare system. Usually, the traditional healthcare systems emphasize on payment for services rather than healthier patient outcomes. Therefore, Humana’s shift to a pay-for-value or value-based system gives it a comparative advantage over other healthcare systems in terms of delivering better healthcare to more members.
Humana currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Better-ranked stocks in the HMO space include WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) and Centene Corp. (CNC). All these have a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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