AXIOS August 30, 2023
U.S. companies are spending big on employees’ health, often with little insight into whether they’re paying for quality care.
Why it matters: Whether patients are given and stick with the best documented course of care — such as statins for heart disease — can have everything to do with what doctor they go to.
- But the wide variation in care patients receive isn’t just leading to poorer outcomes. It’s also also pricey to employers, who have seen health costs soar without necessarily getting a good return on that investment, according to a new report from JPMorgan Chase’s health care arm Morgan Health.
What they’re saying: “Employers are spending over a trillion dollars annually on health care for their...