Employers should expect more from the U.S. health care system

Health care costs in the United States continue to rise, for both employers and employees, with no corresponding improvement in outcomes. One way to better align health care costs with patient outcomes is by increasing our investment in accountable care.

When providers are paid mostly based on volume of services, they're not compensated for preventing illness or helping patients proactively manage their health. Historically, fee-for-service payment models have undervalued high-touch primary care and prevention. Accountable care enables high-quality, patient-centered care by changing how we pay for care.

Traditional Care	Accountable Care
Patient Experience	Patient Experience
Reactive: You reach out for an appointment when you have a medical concern or need an annual appointment Inaccessible: Often hard to get timely appointments; hard to get answers to questions outside of appointments Incomplete: Hard to get all of your needs addressed in one place Fragmented: You have to do the follow-up and coordinate your care across multiple providers	Proactive: Care team reaches out to assess health needs and offer preventive care Accessible: Care available when and how you need it (e.g., virtual or in-person, same-day) Comprehensive: Address-ing physical and mental health needs in one place Simple and coordinated: Single point of contact coor-dinating care across special-ists and settings
Provider Payment Incentives	Provider Payment Incentives
Volume-driven: Fee-for-service payments aligned to more visits and procedures	Outcome-driven: Value-based payments aligned to improved quality and equity at lower cost

Traditional Care

Accountable Care

Patient Experience

Reactive: You reach out for an appointment when you have a medical concern or need an annual appointment
Inaccessible: Often hard to get timely appointments; hard to get answers to questions outside of appointments
Incomplete: Hard to get all of your needs addressed in one place
Fragmented: You have to do the follow-up and coordinate your care across multiple providers

Proactive: Care team reaches out to assess health needs and offer preventive care
Accessible: Care available when and how you need it (e.g., virtual or in-person, same-day)
Comprehensive: Address-ing physical and mental health needs in one place
Simple and coordinated: Single point of contact coor-dinating care across special-ists and settings

Provider Payment Incentives

Volume-driven: Fee-for-service payments aligned to more visits and procedures

Outcome-driven: Value-based payments aligned to improved quality and equity at lower cost

Report: Employers should expect more from the U.S. health care system

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Employers should expect more from the U.S. health care system

Health care costs in the United States continue to rise, for both employers and employees, with no corresponding improvement in outcomes. One way to better align health care costs with patient outcomes is by increasing our investment in accountable care.

Traditional Care

Accountable Care

Patient Experience

Patient Experience

Provider Payment Incentives

Provider Payment Incentives

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Report: Employers should expect more from the U.S. health care system

In 2021, Morgan Health invested in Vera Whole Health in August 2021. This investment will not only bring...

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