Fierce Health Payers September 24, 2021
As employers continue to experience unsustainable healthcare cost growth, a significant number are starting to embrace direct contracting with health systems to reduce healthcare spending and improve provider accountability for the quality of care they purchase.
According to a recent survey by the National Business Group on Health, nearly a quarter (24%) of all employer healthcare purchasers are considering contracting directly with integrated delivery systems.
Direct contracting’s rising popularity is fueled by results that demonstrate the model can achieve effective, affordable and higher-value care. In fact, we expect it to become dominant in employer-provided healthcare benefits within the next 10 years, which means it’s time for health systems to acknowledge this growing opportunity by developing strategies to successfully compete for...
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