The Problem of Being Functionally Uninsured
In the complex, opaque, and increasingly expensive world that is the US health care and health insurance industries, we have a new category of patient: the functionally uninsured. Like those with no health insurance coverage, Americans with high-deductible health plans are faced with crippling health care costs. These costs are shown to lead to more debt, mental health challenges, and people choosing to forgo care. In this national survey of 1637...
Solution to the Health Spending Crisis: Direct Contracts & Bundled Payments
Employers with self-funded health plans are currently facing a unique health spending crisis. Health care spending's 20% increase in the last five years, according to the Health Care Cost Institute's (HCCI) annual Health Care Cost and Utilization report, isn't the only issue. The unusually competitive labor market is pressuring employers to offer generous benefits to attract top talent; surgical volume is gearing up for a significant increase due to the...
Geek Speak eBook: Breaking Down the Language Barrier between Providers and Health Benefit Professionals
Healthcare providers and those involved in health plan design—benefits advisors and third-party administrators (TPAs)—are increasingly working together to develop relationships and direct contracting opportunities. Clear communication between the two groups is much more difficult when jargon and industry-specific acronyms get in the way of mutual understanding. That’s where High Performance Providers’ e-book, Geek Speak, comes in. Launched in November 2021, this helpful reference guide provides honest, real-world definitions of common terms...