3 Ways Employers Can Use Cost-sharing to Align Members with Value-Based Care Goals

1. Adjust cost-sharing within the episode of care using deductibles, copays, and other cost-sharing variables to discourage low-value care.
2. Use cost-sharing factors within specific episodes of care, such as shifting stop-loss thresholds or employing a preset episode budget.
3. Use rewards to promote value-based care goals in episode-based benefit plans.

Notes: From an article entitled, "How Employers Can Control Costs with Episode-Based Benefit Plans," by Kelsey Waddill, based on a report from Manatt Health.
Source: HealthPayer Intelligence, September 27, 2021
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