It has been reported that WellPoint, the health insurer is planning to improve its primary-care reimbursement and would also be paying for the care management. It has been informed that the changes are being introduced with the aim of improving the quality of care provided to the patients.

WellPoint is of the view that by bringing necessary changes in the primary-care reimbursement, it would provide doctors an opportunity to pay more attention over the care of the patients by utilizing more time.

The Vice President of the WellPoint said, "It makes the physician the kind of physician their patient wants them to be. We have so many admissions, ER visits and readmissions that are totally avoidable".

She further noted that the aim of the health insurer is to improve the relationship between the doctors and the patients. It is hoped that through their initiative, the chronic illness like diabetes and heart diseases could be prevented.

It has been informed that the WellPoint operates Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in about 14 states. It is regarded as one of the largest insurers. The proposed changes would come to affect from 2014. Following the announcement by the insurer, its shares witnessed a jump of $1.12.

It is believed that the benefits of the changes would be experienced by 34 million Americans. The doctors and medical professionals would also be benefited as they would get an opportunity to earn extra bucks.

It has been found that the services which doctors provide to patients do return to them in the form of money as they wish to. But the new plans of WellPoint would enable the doctors to ear those services back in the monitory form.