And while 32 percent of employers have adopted different types ofhealth care delivery models over the past three years, 45 percentplan to do so over the next three years. (Photo:Shutterstock)
Employers are trying more ways to bring down costs onhigh-quality health care for employees, according to Willis TowersWatson's Health Care Access & Delivery Survey, includingcenters of excellence, on- or near-site clinics andhigh-performance networks.
Chief among employer concerns are inadequate employee access tomental health (54 percent) and substance abuse(47 percent) treatment, with 33 percent worried about the lack ofgeneral services in rural locations (84 percent of employers haveworkforce living in rural locations, so it might be a concern thatmore employers are not taking on this issue).
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
