Health insurer United Healthcare, which maintains downtown Hartford offices, said it has awarded $2.2 million in bonus payments to nearly 50 Connecticut doctors in its Medicare Advantage program.
United Healthcare’s PATH program rewards physicians who meet certain population-health performance criteria involving preventative screening for certain cancers and adherence to blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol medication regimens.
The idea — similar to the growing number of population-based or value-based health programs across the industry — is to catch health problems early to avoid expensive complications and improve health outcomes.
Across the country this year, United Healthcare said it will award $54 million to 4,000 providers who collectively treat nearly one million Medicare Advantage members.
