Employers are getting smarter about holding down their health care costs and are taking steps to make sure they — and their workers — get the biggest bang for the buck.
That's the big take-away from an Aon Hewitt study that indicates employers expect to have greater control over the cost of health care coverage and will be demanding better outcomes from their insurance providers.
Aon's survey sought input from 800 mid-to-large sized U.S. companies. In response to a general query about the ideal type of coverage they would like to offer employees, 53 percent said that "moving toward provider payment models that promote cost effective, high quality health care results will be a part of their future health care strategy." One in five said this was among their three highest priorities.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
