Our Humana Healthcare Research team, in collaboration with a leading researcher and professor from Harvard University, released a groundbreaking study on the effectiveness of senior-focused primary care.  

Key findings include: 

• Better access to healthcare: Patients of value-based, senior-focused primary care organizations received 17% more primary care visits.
• Reduced health disparities: Senior-focused primary care organizations ­­­narrowed racial and socioeconomic disparities, as Black and low-income beneficiaries had 39% and 21% more primary care visits, respectively.
• Better health outcomes: While more research is needed, patients of SFPC organizations may benefit from better health outcomes. These benefits include more recommended cancer screenings, controlled blood pressure, improved medication adherence and lower likelihood of poorly controlled diabetes. As a result, senior-focused primary care patients had 11% fewer emergency department visits, 6% fewer hospitalizations, and were 10% less likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days.

A key principle of VBC is focusing on quality and outcomes, rather than the volume of services provided. This often manifests as better primary care, care coordination, and less unnecessary utilization of procedures and hospital admissions. This, ultimately, lowers overall costs, with more appropriate use of healthcare services and reduction of services that provide little to no value to patients.

In VBC, patients have fewer unnecessary hospital admissions and emergency department visits, as this model prioritizes preventive care and managing chronic conditions. Providers are able to proactively address health issues before they escalate to the need for acute care.¹

_{1. Humana's 11th Value-Based Care Report, "Back to the Basics: A Patient's Pit Crew for Better Health," 2025. https://assets.humana.com/is/content/humana/2088482_CM-2024-VBC_Report_11x8.5pdf-1}