Keckley Report May 20, 2019
The relationship between hospitals and insurers is blurring. Consider:
More than 100 hospitals/health systems sponsor health insurance plans: in two of three, they are joint ventures with insurance companies like Aetna and Anthem. Almost 20,000,000 enrollees are enrolled in provider-sponsored plans led by Kaiser, Intermountain, Geisinger and others.
United HealthGroup employs 46,000 physicians and operates surgery centers, urgent care clinics and hospitals. It is the nation’s biggest insurer and #5 on the Forbes 500 based on revenues.
In its merger with Aetna, CVS CEO Larry Merlo announced its 10,000 retail pharmacies would become hubs of care delivering offering a full range of diagnostic and preventive health services.
Blue Cross plans in Texas,...
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