Grows Aetna Whole Health℠ collaboration with Duke Health and
WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced it has added Cone Health and
Triad HealthCare Network (THN) to its accountable care product,
effective immediately. Triad HealthCare Network is a subsidiary of
Cone Health. Triad HealthCare Network provides employers with a
value-based health care option designed to increase quality,
improve efficiency, enhance the patient experience and control
costs.
Aetna Whole Health brings together Cone Health, Duke Health and
WakeMed physicians, hospitals and outpatient facilities, as well as
Triad HealthCare Network and WakeMed Key Community Care. Together,
they form a robust network that offers patients access to every
level of health care service, from prevention and primary care to
the most sophisticated medical and surgical specialties.
Employers who choose Aetna Whole Health for their health plan
can now leverage Cone Health’s more than 1,200 doctors, six
hospitals, three ambulatory care centers, three outpatient surgery
centers and three urgent care centers. Triad HealthCare Network is
a provider-led collaboration between community physicians and Cone
Health where health care providers who share common goals of
improving patient care can work together more effectively.
The Aetna Whole Health plan now includes Caswell, Guilford,
Randolph and Rockingham counties. The plan has historically served
members in Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville,
Johnston, Lee, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake and Wilson counties.
Aetna provides health benefits to more than 500,000 people in North
Carolina.
Aetna Whole Health plans are designed to give employers better
health care options for their employees with a patient-centric
model of health care focused on keeping people healthy, rather than
just treating them when they become sick.
The plans feature a new model of health care delivery designed
to offer:
- Enhanced coordination of care between
doctors and other care providers
- Improved patient experience through
high quality care management programs
- Advanced technology that delivers
actionable data and quality information to providers
- Lower overall out-of-pocket costs for
members who see providers that are part of the Aetna Whole Health
network
- Better health care outcomes for
patients
A new Medicare value-based collaborative arrangement has also
been finalized with Triad HealthCare Network (THN), effective
immediately. THN patients, especially those with chronic or complex
health needs, who enroll in Aetna’s Medicare Advantage Prescription
Drug (MAPD) plans will experience more coordinated care. As part of
improved information flow to THN physicians providing care, Aetna
nurse case managers will assist THN providers with care
coordination, outreach and follow-up services.
“This new agreement deepens our long-standing collaborative
relationship with Cone Health, and it is great news for our current
and future members in North Carolina,” said Jim Bostian, president
of Aetna’s operations in North Carolina. “Aetna is committed to
helping our members achieve their personal health ambitions, and
we’re thrilled to align our resources with Cone Health so we can
connect North Carolinians to coordinated, accessible, affordable
and personalized health care in their community.”
“THN’s vision for the future is centered on meeting patients
where they are to provide care and keeping them healthy. This
agreement will allow us to build on our respective reputations and
continue to offer superior service to patients and providers,” says
Elissa Langley, chief operating officer, Triad HealthCare
Network.
Aetna is working with health care organizations nationwide to
develop products and services that support value-driven,
patient-centered care for health care consumers. Nationally today,
more than seven million Aetna members receive care from doctors
committed to the value-based approach, with approximately 53
percent of Aetna claims payments going to doctors and providers who
practice value-based care.
About AetnaAetna is one of the nation's leading
diversified health care benefits companies, serving an estimated
38.8 million people with information and resources to help them
make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna
offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and
consumer-directed health insurance products and related services,
including medical, pharmacy, dental and behavioral health plans,
medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care management
services, workers' compensation administrative services and health
information technology products and services. Aetna's customers
include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time
and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers,
governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and
expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com and learn
about how Aetna is helping to build a healthier world.
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About Triad HealthCare Network (THN)Triad HealthCare
Network is a provider-led, accountable care organization comprised
of community physicians, Cone Health and its physicians and
hospitals, and other providers who together provide higher quality,
better-coordinated and more efficient care for patients. THN
improves the quality and value of health care in the Piedmont Triad
by focusing on preventive care, improving communication and data
flow among providers, and by providing innovative services. THN is
a subsidiary of Cone Health and is governed and operated by a board
of managers and a physician-led operating committee.
Aetna Medicare is a PDP, HMO, PPO plan with a Medicare contract.
Our SNPs also have contracts with State Medicaid programs.
Enrollment in our plans depends on contract renewal. Other
physicians/providers are available in our network. Participating
physicians, hospitals and other health care providers are
independent contractors and are neither agents nor employees of
Aetna. The availability of any particular provider cannot be
guaranteed, and provider network composition is subject to change.
See Evidence of Coverage for a complete description of plan
benefits, exclusions, limitations and conditions of coverage. Plan
features and availability may vary by service area.
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