“Perverse incentives”: Why the healthcare market is motivated to provide high-cost, ineffective care

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Healthcare debt in the United States has reached an estimated $140 billion, impacting half of the American population. And that dollar amount is only bound to grow if the healthcare market stays at the status quo.

Beyond fully adopting a universal or two-tiered healthcare system, the U.S. may need to change the way in which the healthcare market is currently incentivized to make a profit. Chris Thurin, executive vice president of organic growth at OneDigital, which focuses on healthcare and wellness benefits management, names the medical loss ratio as an effective place to start.

Deanna Cuadra
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Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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