Aetna And WellSpan Health Create Accountable Care Organization In Central Pennsylvania

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Aetna and WellSpan Health (WellSpan) announced a new accountable care organization (ACO) agreement that is designed to improve the quality of care and lower overall health care costs for Aetna commercial plan members and for communities WellSpan serves. The contract is Aetna's first ACO agreement in Pennsylvania. Using WellSpan's comprehensive, integrated system of physicians, hospitals and ambulatory services, the collaboration will give area employers better health care options for their employees. Aetna will introduce both fully insured and self-insured health plans in Central Pennsylvania that will use WellSpan's community-based systems . . .