The Value of Value-Based Insurance Design: Savings From Eliminating Drug Co-Payments
Geisinger Health System’s $0 co-pay drug program for its chronically ill employee population is associated with positive cost savings and a 5-year return-on-investment of approximately 1.8.
Primary Care Diabetes Bundle Management: 3-Year Outcomes for Microvascular and Macrovascular Events
Using a system for primary care management of patients with diabetes may reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and retinopathy over a 3-year period.
Reducing Long-Term Cost by Transforming Primary Care: Evidence From Geisinger's Medical Home Model
ProvenHealth Navigator, Geisinger's version of advanced patient-centered medical homes, is associated with significant savings in total cost of care over time.
Value and the Medical Home: Effects of Transformed Primary Care
A patient-centered medical home with intensive case management and a payer partner can significantly improve hospital utilization and may decrease total medical costs for a Medicare population.
