Aetna signs physician groups for accountable-care program

Health-insurance firm Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced on Monday it will collaborate with several health-care provider groups in Colorado to create a network for its accountable-care program, Aetna Whole Health.

In an accountable-care program, groups of health-care providers assume responsibility for the quality and cost of care for patients.

Aetna is collaborating with Banner Network Colorado, Colorado Health Neighborhoods, New West Physicians and Physician Health Partners as it introduces its Aetna Whole Health product in Colorado.

The Aetna Whole Health – Colorado Front Range network will consist of more than 800 primary-care physicians, 4,000 specialists and 31 hospitals throughout the Front Range. The network…