HealthLeaders Media December 27, 2021
“This is a whole new ballgame,” notes one academic consultant—an observation about marketplace exchanges that also applies to every aspect of healthcare next year.
Pandemic year three is at hand and will continue to affect everything from cost-sharing and telehealth to data disruption and tech innovation. Expect multiple disruptions aimed at improving patient experience and outcomes, including, social determinants of health (SDOH); exchange and Medicare Advantage (MA) plan growth; and advanced digitization. Payers will continue to grapple with the forces of consolidation and value-based care (VBC) as COVID concern runs tandem with delivery system progress.
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