Fierce Healthcare September 4, 2018
There are still plenty of healthcare players seeking to create their own widespread disruptions. But more employers are seeking to shake up the U.S. healthcare market in a bid to curb costs.
Amazon, JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway have grabbed the headlines in recent months by becoming the employers to finally disrupt healthcare.
But while hospital executives have said they believe that particular effort has the greatest chance of actually making an impact, experts said it’s just one example in a broader groundswell among large employers taking a more “activist” role in their healthcare than ever before.
There are a lot of employers poised to push the U.S. toward necessary changes in its healthcare system, Health Transformation Alliance CEO Robert Andrews...