Proactive health-care organizations are focusing big data and analytics efforts on transforming both delivery and costs.
While the medical inflation rate is still twice that of general inflation, an evolution in pricing and delivery models could ultimately change the picture.
As core strategies for containing employee health-care costs diminish in effectiveness, companies need fresher approaches.
Managed care and health-care consumerism didn't deliver the promised value, so purchasers are banding together to create heightened value themselves.
Self-funded employers can significantly reduce their health-care spending through alternative payment arrangements for health-care services.
Health Transformation Alliance signs lucrative pharma deals, looks to change the way medical care is delivered, and prioritizes health-care data analytics.
