Healthcare DIVE August 6, 2018
Dive Brief:
- Employers feel they’ve squeezed out all of the savings that can come from high-deductible health plans and are seeking new ways to manage rising healthcare costs and improve employee health, according to a new report by Duke’s Margolis Center for Health Policy.
- Finding new ways to bend the cost curve isn’t easy. That’s especially true since most businesses don’t have healthcare industry knowledge or resources to launch new models, according to the report.
- Instead, most employers are relying on third parties to manage population health and provide care for people with chronic diseases. They’re also getting help to create payment reforms, identify high-value providers and help employees navigate healthcare, researchers said.
Dive Insight:
Nearly half of...