Aetna, Aurora Health ACO Offer Employers a Price Guarantee

A new accountable care health plan from Aetna offered in conjunction with Aurora Health Care will offer a price guarantee to employers, many of whom may see an average reduction of 10 percent based on their past claims expenses.

The Aurora Accountable Care Network’s price guarantee may be the first offering of its kind and is designed primarily to meet the insurance needs of small- and mid-sized employers in Wisconsin.

“This is a game changer,” said Nick Turkal, MD, Aurora Health Care’s president and CEO, in a press release. “As an employer, we have met national quality benchmarks among our own employees, while curbing our healthcare costs. Now we aim to replicate this success for others.”

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Source: Healthcare Payer News