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The primary care market is heating up even more with Aetna Advanced Primary Health, which will offer zero cost share for health plan members - and eventually expand to other markets.
"We now focus more on value-based purchasing and shop online more than ever. Health care has been affected by a similar trend," according to a new white paper from DataPath.
After shutting down telehealth service Amazon Care, the e-commerce giant reenters the marketplace with a new affordable service that does not accept insurance.
Even though tax-advantaged health care accounts are widely offered, only $95 billion of those expenses were paid for with pre-tax dollars, with the remaining $396 billion paid for with post-tax dollars.
"Employers are highly focused on supporting the mental health of their employees, especially as they look to retain and engage talent," says Erin Terkoski Young, senior director for WTW's Health, Equity & Well-being practice.
The current number of deals is very close to the five-year average with Acrisure leading all buyers at 80 transactions year-to-date, according to OPTIS.