Hospitals are preaching to their own workforce what’s being practiced on the communities they serve – a strategy that’s improving quality and health outcomes, as well as bending the proverbial cost curve. Three key areas of focus include increasing so-called domestic steerage or utilization to hospital-owned providers and facilities, managing medical trend and holding down specialty drug costs.
One key to success is offering financial incentives in the form of lower out-of-pocket costs
for more robust medical benefits that fit this approach. Read More: BenefitsPRO