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A Trusted Ally To Help You Help Your Original Medicare Patients

Promote Better Health

We are excited to announce a new way we can work together to promote better health in the community: The WellMed Medicare ACO.

The WellMed Medicare ACO is a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) ACO promoting coordination and cooperation among physicians to improve quality of care for Original Medicare beneficiaries and reduce unnecessary costs. Significant Medicare savings are possible that can then be shared with participating providers.

The WellMed Medicare ACO:

  • Delivers quality, evidence-based medicine focused on older adults
  • Is part of an award-winning*, physician-led health care delivery network serving more than 380,000 Medicare Advantage patients
  • Has strong financial and resource support backed by OptumCare, a nationwide family of dedicated physicians and care teams working together to help people live their healthiest lives.

Top 7 Reasons to Participate

1

Power of WellMed and the care model to deliver high quality, value-based care

Physician leaders developed WellMed’s state-of-the art, value-based care model, which has been used successfully for nearly three decades. The model consistently results in reducing unnecessary admissions and readmissions among the Medicare Advantage population.

2

Power of OptumCare and its knowledge tools and systems

Tools that drive quality and efficiency including a robust population health data analytics tool. Process to connect participating physicians to others who share the value and focus of high-quality, value-based care.

3

Program represents an extension of our highly valued partnership

The WellMed Medicare ACO offers a new way to better coordinate care for Original Medicare patients by extending your current collaboration with a well-established health care company with a history of achieving shared savings by driving value-based care.

4

Potential to realize a share in the savings

The WellMed Medicare ACO delivers a proven value-based care model that reduces costs through evidence-based care practices, which may result in savings that will be shared with participating providers.

5

Proven track record of coordinated care for older adult population.

WellMed’s clinical quality measures helped more than four out of five contracted Medicare Advantage health plans with Star ratings to earn 4-Star or higher for 2019 (82.3%)*

6

Primary care physicians and other providers trust in WellMed to help them achieve success

Many of the 18,000 physicians in more than 6,000 practices joined the WellMed Network to remain independent while benefiting from access to the deep technological, educational and financial resources of a trusted health care organization with national scope. The team working with you now to support your Medicare Advantage panel would engage with you to support the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) ACO population.

7

Physicians will lead and govern the WellMed Medicare ACO

WellMed will appoint strong physician leaders from the community to represent the collective goals and objectives of the WellMed Medicare ACO. This physician-led board of directors will make decisions for the ACO, with participating providers making up 75% of seats.

What makes the WellMed Medicare ACO different?

Our care model was developed over nearly three decades by an industry-leading, physician-led health care delivery company specializing in care of Medicare patients. We have strong financial and resource support backed by OptumCare, a nationwide family of dedicated physicians and care teams working together to help people live their healthiest lives.

Many of the 18,000 physicians in more than 6,000 practices are part of the WellMed Network. They remain independent while benefiting from access to the deep technological, educational and financial resources of a trusted health care organization with national scope.

How do my patients benefit if I participate in the WellMed Medicare ACO?

The support services WellMed provides helps participating physicians to keep patients healthier by promoting a higher level of care that focuses on prevention and quality. We have an entire team to support your patients including specialists, nurses, physician assistants and other team members who partner with you to coordinate their care.

The WellMed Network has a proven track record of helping patients. Patients in the WellMed Network are admitted to the hospital less often and are less likely to have to go back to the hospital than the average Medicare population**

Learn More about the WellMed Medicare ACO

Interested in hearing more about the WellMed Medicare ACO? Email WellMedMedicareACO@wellmed.net.

WellMed Foundation Medicare ACO, LLC dba WellMed Tampa/Orlando Medicare ACO, LLC

WellMed MSSP ACO, LLC dba WellMed Greater Texas Medicare ACO, LCC

WellMed Texas Medicare ACO, LLC

WellMed Network Medicare ACO, LLC dba WellMed DFW Medicare ACO, LLC.

More Information

If you are a WellMed employed physician with a question, contact your medical director.

If you are a Medicare beneficiary and you have questions about the WellMed Medicare ACO, email WellMedMedicareACO@wellmed.net.

How will my practice benefit from participating in the WellMed Medicare ACO?

You don’t have to join a large health system to continue to practice medicine and stay financially stable. We’re already working with you to provide effective care to your Medicare Advantage patients. The WellMed Medicare ACO offers a way to expand that care to Original Medicare patients by extending your collaboration with a well-established health care company with a history of achieving shared savings by driving value-based care.

We can help you to deliver a nationally recognized model of care developed over nearly three decades, with a proven track record of delivering superior health outcomes to Medicare patients, focusing on prevention and quality.

Receive access to a national knowledge network of the latest best practices, breakthroughs and proven treatment plans. Ongoing training and network opportunities keep you in the know about best practices, industry trends and more, so you can continue in your professional growth. By meeting quality and efficiency metrics for the patient, you may receive shared savings.

Our robust data analytics help you get a clearer picture of patient status and risk, and provide evidence-based, preventive medicine protocols. MACRA data submission is handled by the ACO. Our trusted network of high quality specialists and other ancillary health care providers practice value-based care. Together, we will work with you to coordinate your patient’s care.