Catalyst for Payment Reform July 28, 2020
Suzanne Delbanco interviews Ashok Subramanian, CEO and Founder of Centivo, an alternative Third-Party Administrator (TPA) that emphasizes value-based direct contracting and utilization of high-quality providers. Prior to Centivo, Ashok founded Liazon, a private benefits exchange acquired in 2013 by Willis Towers Watson.
Suzanne and Ashok explore how employers can put downward pressure on health care prices, a critical topic given how much consolidation is happening among providers. Ashok emphasizes that unit price can’t be ignored in the pursuit of lower total cost of care. He suggests that health care purchasers aggregate volume in order to reduce costs, a key purchasing strategy in other sectors of the American economy.
In addition to describing Centivo’s method of structuring customized provider networks,...
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