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🧡 This Healthy Aging Month, we're celebrating the everyday moments that make life meaningful and the importance of staying well enough to enjoy them. For Dr. Justine Suba-Cohen, an Optum family medicine physician, and her mom, Julie, those moments are a reminder of why preventive care matters. As our health needs change over time, annual checkups and preventive care can help people stay healthy and continue doing the things they love at any age.

We've seen strong evidence that value-based care improves health outcomes for Medicare Advantage patients. Now, research published in The American Journal of Managed Care suggests those benefits may reach even further. Researchers, including our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ken Cohen, found that traditional Medicare patients saw better outcomes when they received care from physician groups using value-based care approaches. According to the study authors, this research is the first to show that the benefits of more coordinated and connected care may extend to a broader group of Medicare patients. Read more: optum.co/spillover-effects

For people living with chronic conditions, care that's built around their needs can make all the difference. Through home infusions and ongoing support, Linda's Optum Infusion Pharmacy nurse, Sierra, helps her manage her immunoglobulin therapy from the comfort of home. Her story shows how personalized support can help people stay on track with their care while fitting it into everyday life. Read more about Linda's experience: optum.co/linda-story

Millennials and Gen Z are now the largest generations in the workforce, and their priorities are influencing the future of workplace benefits. Mental health, financial wellbeing, family support, schedule flexibility and everyday health are becoming more important to both employees and employers. The shift is helping drive greater demand for whole-person health, with benefits that support people in their daily lives as well as their long-term wellbeing. Here's what's shaping benefit expectations today. → optum.co/90c57e

Dr. Anne Dixon is helping improve patient care by supporting the people who provide it. As a practicing OB-GYN and physician leader for clinician experience at Optum, she focuses on making the day-to-day easier for our clinicians. Learn more about Dr. Dixon and her work: optum.co/anne-story

Today, we remember the lives lost on 9/11 and honor the courage of first responders. As we mark the 25th anniversary, employees came together to serve their communities, reflecting the spirit of compassion and service that continues to unite us.

We surveyed adults ages 27 to 64 about their experiences before a health care visit, and the results show that people increasingly want digital tools that make scheduling and other pre-visit interactions easier. See the full study results to learn what people want from their experience before care begins: optum.co/pre-care-survey

Our latest edition of Healthy Optumism explores how more connected care can improve both health outcomes and the care experience. From the importance of whole-person care and improving rural access to the benefits of value-based care, these stories show what's possible when the right information, services and support come together. Not subscribed yet? Follow along below. 👇

Value-based care is designed to help people stay healthier with more coordinated and connected care, unlike traditional fee-for-service models that pay for each visit or procedure. A JAMA Network Open study co-authored by our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ken Cohen, compared the same physician groups providing patient care under both approaches. What stood out: value-based care outperformed fee-for-service in 18 of 20 care quality and efficiency measures. Read more about the findings: optum.co/9b457e