Geisinger Medical Homes For Commercially Insured Consumers Reduced Care Costs By 9%

Commercially insured adults enrolled in a Geisinger Health System patient-centered medical home (PCMH) from 2008 through 2013 had costs of care about 9% lower than costs of consumers not enrolled in a PCMH. The largest reduction was observed in outpatient costs which were 12% lower.

These findings were reported in “The Impact Of A Regional Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative On Cost Of Care Among Commercially Insured Population In The US” by Daniel Dukjae Maeng, Joann P. Sciandra, and Janet F. Tomcavage of Geisinger Health System. The researchers analyzed Geisinger’s regional health plan claims data from 2008 through . . .