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"The accountable care agreement with Humana leverages our two primary strengths — the ability of our healthcare team to coordinate care for our patients and our broad geographic reach, which allows for widespread access," said Jim Rogers, MD, Mercy vice president for adult primary care, in the news release.
As part of the ACO, Humana will offer value-based incentives that align provider rewards with patient health. "Our arrangement with Mercy has solid potential to drive down costs and improve outcomes through aligned financial incentives," said Beth West, senior products director for Humana, in the news release.
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