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Employers Are Better Equipped To DemandValue for Money

As costs rise, employers are increasingly adopting self-funded health plan models (i.e., employers pay for beneficiary claims and outsource health benefits administration). In 2024, 63% of covered workers were enrolled in self-insured plans, a 10-percentage point increase from 2000.

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Trend 8 of 8: Employers Are Better Equipped To Demand Value for Money
Cycle of Care Delivery Shifting From Hospital to Non-Hospital Settings, 1950-2040
Trend 7 of 8: Lower-Cost Care Settings Can Offer Better Value
Trend 6 of 8: Forced Consumerism Due to Cost Shifting Has Fostered Fragmentation Without Corresponding Value
Trend 5 of 8: Supply Constraints Are Correlated With Inadequate Yield
Trend 4 of 8: The Value of Technological Advancements Is Uncertain
Trend 3 of 8: Government Innovation and Regulation Are Failing To Produce Value
Trend 2 of 8: Healthcare Utilization Patterns Suggest Health Status Will Continue To Decline
Trend 1 of 8: The Current Healthcare System Does Not Promote Health and Is Disproportionately Expensive
The Future of the Health Economy Is Contingent On Value Optimization, not Value Maximization
The Future of the Health Economy Is Contingent on Value Optimization, Not Value Maximization

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