In this TechBullion interview, Dr. Aric Coffman discusses his journey from leading a healthcare startup to taking the helm at P3 Health Partners; a physician-led population health management organization focused on Medicare Advantage and ACO REACH programs. Drawing on his experience in integrating large multispecialty practices and overseeing innovative clinical models, Dr. Coffman provides insights into P3’s unique approach to improving health outcomes while controlling costs.
Through advanced analytics, integrated clinical-claims data, and a dedicated “Care Enablement Model,” P3 Health Partners aligns provider incentives with patient needs and collaborates closely with payors to deliver more personalized, preventive care. Dr. Coffman also shares how P3’s HITRUST Certification, patient feedback systems, and targeted telehealth initiatives create a secure, patient-centered ecosystem that fosters trust. Finally, he outlines his vision for leveraging AI, automation, and rigorous operational discipline to build a scalable, sustainable platform that advances value-based care for senior populations nationwide.
Please tell us more about yourself?
My name is Dr Aric Coffman. I’m CEO of P3 Health Partners. Previously, I was with a startup called Honest Medical, where I led the company from inception to some major milestones, including securing a sizable amount of funding and scaling operations to serve more than 120,000 Medicare patients in two states. We also implemented innovative clinical care models, leading to significant improvements in patient outcomes and cost management. Before Honest Medical, I integrated a large multispecialty practice called The Everett Clinic with an independent physician association and served as chairman of surgery, chief medical officer, and president of DaVita Medical Group New Mexico. I did my surgical residency at Lovelace Medical Group in New Mexico.
What is P3 Health Partners and what unique services do you provide?
P3 Health Partners is a physician-led population health management company that delivers high-quality, cost-effective care to seniors through risk-based contracts with Medicare Advantage health plans and the federal government. Operating at the intersection of payers and providers, P3 manages Medicare risk on behalf of insurance carriers, assuming financial and clinical responsibility for patient outcomes while helping health plans meet regulatory and quality benchmarks.
As part of this risk-based model, P3 partners closely with primary care providers to deliver comprehensive care coordination and population health services. We leverage advanced analytics and integrated clinical-claims data to help providers better understand the burden of illness across their patient panels. This actionable insight enables more informed decision making, timely intervention, and the personalization of care plans—particularly for seniors with chronic or complex conditions.
To ensure follow-through on care plans and prevent costly complications, P3 augments the capabilities of clinics by handling patient outreach, coordinating follow-up visits, supporting medication adherence, and closing gaps in preventive care. For seniors with more significant health needs, dedicated care navigators provide hands-on support, helping to reduce hospitalizations and streamline care across settings.
By aligning the goals of insurance payers, physicians, and patients, P3 delivers a scalable and tech-enabled care model that improves outcomes while bending the cost curve. Through this collaborative approach, P3 Health Partners supports Medicare Advantage plans in achieving their value-based care objectives—raising care quality, improving member satisfaction, and lowering total medical expense across the senior population.
P3 Health Partners has developed the P3 Technology/Health Hub to enhance patient care. Could you elaborate on how this proprietary platform integrates clinical and claims data to facilitate preventive care and improve patient outcomes?
The P3 Technology/Health Hub is a proprietary platform built to simplify the primary care provider’s workflow while improving care for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. By integrating clinical and claims data, the platform gives providers a clear, real-time view of each patient’s overall health—including burden of illness, care gaps, and recent utilization.
Through features like the Provider Scorecard and one-click member detail reports, providers can quickly identify which patients need outreach, follow-ups, or preventative screenings. Smart dashboards track quality performance and highlight missed opportunities tied to both outcomes and incentives—helping providers stay ahead of targets with less administrative burden.
With intuitive filters, pop-out insights, and efficient care gap management tools, the Health Hub streamlines daily tasks, improves decision making, and supports earlier intervention. The result: more time for patient care, fewer avoidable hospitalizations, and a scalable model that lowers costs while driving better outcomes.
With operations spanning multiple states, how does P3 Health Partners navigate the varying healthcare regulations and ensure consistent quality of care across different regions?
P3 Health Partners delivers care through federally regulated Medicare Advantage and ACO REACH contracts, enabling a consistent clinical model across markets. While states like California have additional oversight, most P3 markets operate under federal Medicare guidelines—allowing for streamlined operations, uniform quality standards, and scalable, outcomes-driven care.
Given the increasing emphasis on value-based care models, what strategies has P3 Health Partners implemented to align physician incentives with patient health outcomes?
P3 Health Partners aligns physician incentives directly with the principles of value-based care—rewarding providers for delivering high-quality, cost-effective care rather than volume. Through performance-based programs, physicians are incentivized based on outcomes such as improved management of the burden of illness, preventive care completion, and overall cost reduction.
When primary care providers deliver proactive, comprehensive care that improves patient health and lowers unnecessary utilization, they share in the savings generated. These incentives are tied to measurable improvements in quality metrics, care gap closure, and reduced total cost of care—ensuring that doing the right thing for the patient also benefits the provider.
This approach not only supports stronger physician engagement but also drives system-wide accountability and sustainability in Medicare Advantage and other value-based arrangements.
The healthcare industry faces ongoing challenges with data security and patient privacy. What measures has P3 Health Partners taken to safeguard sensitive information within its technology platforms?
P3 Health Partners places the highest priority on protecting patient data and ensuring privacy across all of its technology platforms. The company has achieved HITRUST Certification, one of the most rigorous and widely recognized standards for data security and risk management in the healthcare industry.
HITRUST Certification demonstrates that P3 meets and, in many areas, exceeds, industry requirements for safeguarding protected health information (PHI), including those outlined by HIPAA, NIST, and other regulatory frameworks. For a technology-enabled organization like P3, this certification provides assurance to patients, providers, and health plan partners that all data is handled with the highest level of integrity, security, and compliance.
This commitment to data protection not only strengthens trust but also enables P3 to scale its digital health solutions with confidence—ensuring secure, reliable performance across all markets and care settings.
P3 Health Partners emphasizes a patient-centered approach. How does the organization incorporate patient feedback into its service delivery and care model enhancements?
Patient feedback plays a critical role in shaping P3 Health Partners’ care delivery model. As part of a federally regulated Medicare Advantage framework, the company closely monitors patient satisfaction scores, which are key components of the CMS Star Ratings system. These insights directly influence quality improvement initiatives across all markets.
Beyond federal benchmarks, P3 actively engages patients through roundtables, community advisory boards, and broker partnerships, gathering real-time input on the patient experience. This feedback informs service enhancements, care coordination strategies, and communication efforts, ensuring the model remains responsive, accessible, and truly patient-centered.
As telemedicine becomes more prevalent, how has P3 Health Partners adapted its services to incorporate virtual care, and what impact has this had on patient engagement and satisfaction?
P3 Health Partners leverages telemedicine through its in-home health assessment partners to improve access to care, particularly for seniors in rural and hard-to-reach areas. These virtual assessments allow clinical teams to evaluate both the patient’s health status and their living environment, offering valuable insights into social and safety factors that impact care. By using telehealth in this targeted way, P3 enhances reach and care coordination while ensuring patients receive the support they need, regardless of location.
P3 Health Partners collaborates with various providers and payors. How does the organization foster and maintain these partnerships to ensure a cohesive and efficient healthcare delivery system?
P3 Health Partners’ Care Enablement Model is designed to simplify and strengthen how primary care providers deliver care to Medicare patients. Through an embedded, dedicated resource within the practice—supported by a broader team behind the scenes—P3 provides hands-on assistance that reduces administrative burden and allows providers to focus more fully on clinical care.
This model supports key workflows such as outreach, scheduling, pre-visit preparation, and follow-up coordination, ensuring patients, especially those with complex or rising health needs, receive timely, appropriate care. Providers are equipped with organized, actionable data and consistent operational support that improves efficiency, enhances quality performance, and helps manage the burden of illness across their panels.
By bringing together the priorities of providers, patients, and payers, P3’s Care Enablement Model supports a more aligned and effective system of care, driving better health outcomes while creating the foundation for long-term, sustainable success.
In light of the recent leadership changes within P3 Health Partners, including your appointment as CEO, what is your vision for the company’s future direction and growth?
As CEO, my vision for P3 Health Partners is simple: get back to the fundamentals that matter—supporting primary care providers, improving patient outcomes, and executing with operational discipline.
We’re a physician-led organization, and that means everything starts with making the job of delivering care easier for the doctor. We’re investing in the technology, data, and people that surround the provider, thus reducing administrative burden, improving visibility into the burden of illness, and ensuring that every patient gets the right care at the right time. When we do that well, we improve quality, reduce costs, and strengthen our relationships with providers.
I’ve been clear with our teams and our investors; we are focused on building a scalable, sustainable platform. That means tightening execution in the markets where we’re strongest, improving performance through better alignment and accountability, and leveraging technology where it adds the most value, whether that’s AI for chart review, virtual in-home assessments for rural patients, or automation to streamline prior authorizations.
Looking ahead, what emerging technologies or innovations do you believe will have the most significant impact on population health management, and how is P3 Health Partners preparing to integrate these advancements?
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are poised to significantly transform population health management, especially in reducing administrative burden and enhancing clinical insights. P3 Health Partners is actively exploring and incorporating AI-powered tools to streamline time-consuming tasks like prior authorizations, digital chart chases, and documentation workflows.
These innovations improve efficiency, reduce provider burnout, and help care teams focus more on patients, not paperwork. AI also plays a growing role in identifying correlations across large sets of data and uncovering unmet health needs, thus enabling earlier intervention and more personalized care planning based on the burden of illness.
By investing in these technologies, P3 is building a smarter, more scalable care model that supports physicians and improves outcomes for the senior populations it serves.
