Santa Clara County IPA And Cigna Start Accountable Care Program To Improve Health And Lower Costs In The Bay Area

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Cigna and Santa Clara County IPA have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative to improve patient access to health care, enhance care coordination, and achieve the "triple aim" of improved health, affordability and patient experience. The program became effective October 1, and is Cigna's third accountable care initiative in the Bay Area. Collaborative accountable care is Cigna's approach to accomplishing the same population health goals as accountable care organizations, or ACOs. The program will benefit more than 13,000 individuals covered by a Cigna PPO health plan who receive care from SCCIPA's . . .