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The Upfront Pricing Phenomenon | Out-Of-Pocket
Since the premium is a percentage of pay, the premium stays the same, no matter which fund a worker chooses. And yet there is heated competition among these nonprofit insurance plans. Some compete by promising to pay all claims within five days; some offer benefits beyond the basic package, like exotic Asian therapies or free neonatal nursing care
... See moreT. R. Reid • The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care
As with anything, there are some downsides to value-based care. First, because the financial risk is shifting from the insurer to the provider, the provider needs to be compensated for taking on that risk, meaning they might need to charge higher rates overall. Risk-bearing is a core strength for insurance companies; they’re good at measuring risk ... See more
Steve Hardgrove • Value-Based Care as Integrated Care
Despite 63% of pet parents wanting to know about payment options early, few specialty clinics share this information before the client arrives
Synchrony Financial • New Synchrony Research Finds Pet Parents Are Equally as Concerned About the Cost of Specialty Veterinary Care as their Pet's Potential Outcome
The concept of pricing tied to volume has become outdated now that we have extremely expensive one-shot cures like Zolgensma and digital therapeutics which have near 0 marginal cost to giving one more “dose”.