Becker's Healthcare October 9, 2018
Four of the nation’s largest managed care organizations may lose dominance in the employer health insurance market if they don’t innovate ways to compete with employers, according to an Oct. 5. Leerink brief.
Leerink analysts said managed care companies like UnitedHealth Group, Anthem, Aetna and Cigna “have their work cut out for them.” Analysts added that “meaningful action would likely involve less cross-subsidization of the more lucrative and growing Medicare Advantage product through self-insured network contracting, and more innovative approaches and investments on both provider contracts and technology-enabled member engagement and analytics.”
Employer-sponsored health plans cover 155 million Americans, or nearly half of the U.S. population, while private spending reflects...
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