Aledade is expanding its value-based care relationship with Humana to bring the partnership's services to rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers.
The value-based care enablement company announced that the collaboration would encourage FQHCs and rural health providers to shift to new payment models, driving improved outcomes while managing costs.
Aledade and Humana will offer these providers the resources upfront and ongoing support necessary to make the shift to value-based care models. Having Humana on board allows these providers to have an opportunity for shared savings in Medicare Advantage, Aledade said.
The partnership will extend to clinics and FQHCs in 26 states, according to the announcement.
“This is the latest step in our long-standing collaboration with Humana to respond to the unique and evolving needs of our health center partners,” said Farzad Mostashari, M.D., Aledade’s co-founder and CEO, in a press release. “It recognizes the challenges that health centers must address to provide high quality, preventive care to high needs populations and demonstrates our commitment to addressing health care disparities."
"We are deeply grateful to Humana for their efforts to allow our health center partners to be even more successful in value-based care and meet the needs of the patients and communities they tirelessly serve," Mostashari said.
Aledade's overall portfolio includes more than 300 health centers across the country, as well as primary care providers of multiple sizes. Close to two-thirds of the health centers it serves are based in regions that are designated as professional health shortage areas by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
George Renaudin, Humana's president of insurance, said that doubling down on the partnership makes sense as the companies share a joint passion for value-based care. In March 2023, Humana and Aledade signed off on a 10-year agreement to advance value-based care.
“This expanded agreement is an important development as it allows us to improve access for our members to quality healthcare in areas, such as rural communities, throughout the nation where there have historically been a shortage of hospitals and clinics," he said.