Key Highlights
- Exclusive agreement between Zing Health and Karoo Health to facilitate cardiac value-based care (VBC).
- Targets Medicare Advantage members in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee.
- Combines Karoo’s 700+ cardiology provider network and AI-powered technology with Zing’s high-quality member experience.
- Addresses critical unmet need in cardiac care for seniors with chronic conditions.
- Represents a paradigm shift in cardiac healthcare delivery nationwide.
Source: PR Newswire
Notable Quotes
- “Zing Health has built its benefits, member experience, and care delivery around providing the best care and experience to seniors with chronic conditions possible. We believe Karoo will be an important partner to ensure our members with cardiovascular disease receive the highest quality care leading to the best possible outcomes. We are excited about this partnership and appreciate Karoo’s innovative approach to improving access and outcomes.” – Andrew Clifton, CEO at Zing Health
- “Zing is an innovative, first-mover insurer, as evidenced by how it partners and structures its specialty contracts, tailored to serve its growing and expansive membership base, and its commitment to cardiac VBC. Their goals align with ours by making quality cardiac care more accessible and cost efficient. It’s arrangements like this that allow us to be America’s Cardiac Solution™.” – Ian Koons, CEO and Cofounder at Karoo Health
Why This Matters
This partnership represents a significant advancement in cardiac care by combining innovative technology with value-based care models, directly addressing gaps in cardiovascular care for underserved seniors. It sets a new standard for how healthcare insurers and technology providers can collaborate to enhance care outcomes and improve accessibility, potentially influencing broader adoption of similar approaches nationwide.
