Healthcare DIVE August 30, 2023
Emily Olsen

In the employer-sponsored insurer market, employers play a “critical” role when it comes to quality and outcomes, according to a report by Morgan Health and Embold Health.

Dive Brief:

  • Ensuring workers can find and access high quality providers is key to tamping down healthcare costs and improving outcomes in the employer-sponsored insurer market, according to a study by Morgan Health and Embold Health published in NEJM Catalyst.
  • Employers can now access more data on the quality of care provided by clinicians, so they should take a larger role in health plan network design and steer workers toward higher performing providers, according to the report.
  • Clinician quality can drive poor outcomes, missed treatments and unnecessary care, the report...

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Topics: Employer, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Self-insured, Survey / Study, Trends
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