“Small employers showed an interest in narrow-network plans, if using such plans would reduce costs.”
The health care reform law adds new benefits and brings new costs for consumers and employers. Establishing high-value provider networks is one way health plans can help mitigate the cost impact as these new changes take effect. A recent Morning Consult poll as well as a new study in Health Affairs provides further evidence that consumers and employers prefer plans with lower premiums and small provider networks to those with broader networks but higher premiums. ... |