Here are seven facts:
1. The agreement between the companies will be effective beginning Sep. 1, 2015.
2. The agreement links incentive-based to resources which will ultimately enhance patient health.
3. Additionally, the agreement will offer greater sources and aligned-incentives to deliver superior patient care, benefiting healthcare professionals.
4. Cigna-HealthSpring, a health service provider, serves its customers through Medicare Advantage in addition to other Medicare and Medicaid products.
5. Premier Patient Health Care, an accountable care organization based in Texas, engages over 350 physicians across the nation.
6. Cigna-HealthSpring implements a physician engagement model that rewards those physicians who meet targets for improving quality and reduce medical costs.
7. Cigna presently carries a Zack Rank of “hold.”
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