Editor's note: We recently chatted with Anne Brunson, VP of Service Operations at Maestro Health, about the future of claims data, technology and self-funding. 

1. How can self-funded employers leverage their health plan data? 

Anne Brunson: One of the benefits of moving to a self-funded model is having better access to claims data and the ability to pull its insights. With the help of an independent third-party administrator (TPA), employers have access to their claims and data around the services they've utilized, which helps the TPA and employer identify cost drivers, tailor the plan to their members' needs and forecast what their claim spend will look like.

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