Deloitte February 6, 2019
After years of escalating costs, US health care has become unaffordable for many. Industry stakeholders, including health plans, are pulling lots of levers to improve health care affordability—in fact, there are so many levers that selecting among them can be a challenge unto itself—but the path forward for individual organizations is not always clear. Health plans may require assistance to determine where else to focus their efforts and investments.
Affordability is a hot-button issue
While cost pressures are increasing for all who pay for health care—health plans, governments, employers, and consumers—health plans are in a vulnerable position if industry...