Humana Report Finds Value-Based Care Associated With 13.4% Fewer Emergency Department Visits

Medicare Advantage (MA) members enrolled in value-based care (VBC) arrangements had 13.4% fewer emergency department visits and 7.6% fewer inpatient hospital admissions compared to MA members not aligned with VBC providers, according to Humana’s 12th Annual Value-Based Care Report.

The report analyzes 2024 data across Humana’s Medicare Advantage and Medicaid populations and attributes improvements in quality, utilization, and cost outcomes to participation in VBC arrangements.

Humana reported that the 13.4% reduction in emergency department visits among MA members aligned with VBC providers translated to more than 204,000 fewer emergency room visits. The . . .