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At IntoValue, we enable provider organizations’ success with
direct-to-employer healthcare.

We are uniquely positioned to enable both providers and self-insured employers to improve employee health and the care experience, all while reducing healthcare costs.

Here, we share some of the most interesting recent thought pieces about innovations in improving employer-sponsored healthcare.

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EMPLOYER-SONSORED HEALTHCARE

Article | Employers Grapple with Rising Health Care Costs and Fiduciary Concerns

Employers are trying to target their resources to have the greatest impact on employee wellbeing and engagement. They face a difficult balancing act: providing competitive benefits while managing rising healthcare costs and increasing fiduciary responsibilities. Despite rising costs, most employers are maintaining or increasing healthcare spending. Recent legislation and litigation have emphasized the importance of fulfilling fiduciary duties, particularly in vendor selection and pharmacy benefit management (PBM). As a result, employers are seeking more control over prescription drug spending, often by moving towards independent benefit management models like direct PBM carve-outs or coalition participation.

EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTHCARE

Article | Health Care Analyst’s Focus is to Make Employers an Offer They Can’t Refuse

Brian Klepper, CEO of Proven Health, argues that the current healthcare "point solution" model, where employers are bombarded with numerous individual solutions to lower costs and improve outcomes, is failing. He proposes a new collaborative approach where high-performing healthcare organizations are vetted and brought together to offer employers a comprehensive and compelling alternative. This is core to IntoValue’s work with care delivery organizations around ensuring that employees have excellent access to high quality care.

EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTHCARE

Article | Is Health Insurance Reform the Key to Affordability and Lower Costs?

Offering a brief history of health insurance in the US, the Keckley Report suggests that health insurance reform could address the affordability and cost of US healthcare. Expanding access to affordable health insurance and increasing health insurance competition may help reduce costs. In addition, the article argues that additional forms addressing access to primary care and prevention are also needed to help lower costs. Offering an alternative to traditional health insurance, IntoValue’s health system and medical group clients can address access and costs while also improving quality and the employee healthcare experience.