If It Helps to Control Costs…We Say Have At It!
While many healthcare providers and insurance carriers are raising concerns about the recently announced partnership by these mega employers, I say Thank You! That’s right – thank you for caring enough about runaway healthcare costs to do something disruptive. For making a commitment to get involved.
Why would an independent TPA applaud when a company that seems to be on a mission to take over the world, and other giant corporations, decide to tackle the healthcare space? Because there are far too many stakeholders accepting the status quo and standing on the sidelines as huge claims are paid without a blink of an eye and the cost of specialty drugs continue to skyrocket.
It’s far too early to tell if the proposed partnership by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan will lead to lower costs or improved outcomes. But as a TPA who fights to help my clients control costs every single day, I say that if this venture and others can make a positive difference, then have at it. Perhaps this new level of disruption will be just the prescription our ailing healthcare system needs!
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