Employers can be a driving force in the adoption of value-based care (VBC), the model that emphasizes coordinated care and is a departure from the traditional fee-for-service model, according to a new white paper from Cigna.
Supporters of the VBC approach have long argued that the model delivers better health and lower costs, but the massive, complex health care system in the U.S. is resistant to change. Although government markets such as Medicare are making progress on adopting the model, employer-based insurance plans and the providers they work with have been slower to embrace VBC models.
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