Enabling a new care experience

Fifteen years ago, I helped found an experimental primary care clinic for the sickest Atlantic City casino workers through AtlantiCare. Many were suffering from chronic conditions and diseases and were frequently hospitalized. They were fed up with the lack of progress they were making with their personal health and wellness. Their union’s health fund, which was in dire financial straits following years of explosive medical costs, was searching for a solution.

Aetna, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members will soon have access to Patina’s relationship-centered virtual and in-home primary care services, which are already available to Independence Blue Cross members

With the elevation of member experience measures in Star Ratings, CMS is signaling a broader transformation in the role payers can and should play in the care delivery system. The Medicare Advantage market has shown no signs of cooling over the past two decades. As the number of plan offerings continues to grow, competition …

Tuckson Joins Group of Distinguished Clinicians to Guide Patina’s New Primary Care Model, Designed to Create a Better Healthcare Experience for People as They Age

Headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Patina Health serves patients living across the Philadelphia region with both in-home and virtual doctor visits.

Pennsylvanians 65 and older are facing a unique challenge: their primary care practitioners (PCP) are retiring when their trusted guidance is needed most. Our state’s population is aging rapidly. An American Community Survey estimated that over one in five Pennsylvanians will be 65 or older by 2030. As we reach 65 and begin pursuing the …

There are plenty of reasons why you might be choosing a PCP, or primary care practitioner. Perhaps you haven’t chosen one yet, and now need or are ready to. You may have recently received a letter from your current PCP letting you know they’re relocating or closing their practice. They may be joining a practice …

Mother’s Day is a time to honor not only our moms, but also the mother figures who have helped shape us. In that spirit, I’d like to share the story of someone extraordinary who helped make me the person and clinician I am today, and who continues to impact how I care for older patients …

By Neil Patel, MD, Chief Health Officer I’ve spent years working in hospitals and clinics. Over countless hours I’ve learned from amazing professors and physicians. But after all of this medical training, I learned my most important lesson in medicine from my father: In care, the examination room is a fine place for a doctor...

Philadelphia — February 22, 2022 — Independence Blue Cross (Independence) and Patina Medical Group (Patina), a new primary care provider dedicated to improving the health care experience for people 65 and older, announced today that they have signed a provider agreement. Through the agreement, Patina will make its primary...