Fierce Healthcare February 8, 2021
It’s no secret that healthcare has been a hot market for investment for quite some time.
One area that’s flying under the radar amid record investment in telehealth and virtual care: the employer-sponsored insurance market. Employers themselves were already taking a serious look at ways to shake up the status quo as healthcare costs rise, but the pandemic put a stark spotlight on the need for changes.
“One emerging area that investors are taking a notable interest in is the employer-sponsored insurance market, as employers themselves are taking a serious look at ways to shake up the status quo.
“These employers have been frustrated for the last decade or so, seeing costs of healthcare rising 5%, 6%, 7% per year,”...