Aetna, Crossover Health pilot value-based care plan in Seattle area

Aetna Inc. has tapped tech-enabled primary care group Crossover Health to provide access to primary care – both in-person and virtual doctor visits – to Seattle-area employers and their workers, Fierce Healthcare reports. The new hybrid care model is integrated into a health plan and aims to tackle the rising access issues and costs of health care with a fixed fee, value-based payment model. This new plan benefit, called Aetna Advanced Primary Health, will be available effective January 1.