Company Description
agilon health, inc. (NYSE: AGL) is a healthcare company that describes itself as a trusted partner empowering physicians to transform health care in their communities. According to the company, its model focuses on helping physician groups and health systems transition to value-based care for senior patients, with an emphasis on a Total Care Model rather than traditional fee-for-service arrangements.
agilon health states that it supports primary care physicians (PCPs) through long-term partnerships and a purpose-built platform. The company reports that it provides technology, people, capital, process support, and access to a peer network of approximately 2,200 primary care physicians. This network is intended to help physician partners maintain their independence while focusing on the total health of their most vulnerable patients, particularly seniors in Medicare-focused arrangements.
The company describes its Total Care Model as a value-based structure that places the physician at the center of care. Under this model, agilon health works with physician groups and health systems to move from fee-for-service payment structures to value-based relationships for senior patients. The company’s public materials state that this approach is designed to support high-quality care, improved clinical and quality outcomes, lower healthcare costs, and healthier communities.
agilon health reports that it is active in 30 diverse communities. Through its partnerships in these communities, the company indicates that it aims to help physician groups and health systems build a sustained, thriving future under value-based care. The company also characterizes itself as a value-based care enablement partner, working with Medicare Advantage and accountable care arrangements for senior populations.
In its public disclosures and research-related announcements, agilon health highlights the role of its value-based care model in areas such as primary care access for Medicare patients and clinical and quality outcomes for senior patients. The company has described studies examining how its value-based care approach may relate to patient outcomes, healthcare utilization, and physician economics within Medicare-focused payment models.
agilon health also notes that it derives revenue from medical services, consistent with its role in value-based healthcare arrangements. The company’s communications emphasize that its partnerships and platform are intended to support physicians in managing total care for senior patients, with a focus on value of care rather than volume of services.