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Podcast: Relentless Health Value
Episode: EP367: Why Would a Hospital Direct Contract With an Employer Looking to Pay Less? With Doug Hetherington
Description: Lots of talk about direct contracting going on these days. Many of you will be familiar with the term, but in short, direct contracting means when a self-insured employer directly contracts with a provider organization with no payer in the middle of that arrangement. And when I say "employer," I mean the employer and all their peeps—their TPAs, repricers, other vendors, and consultants. Most of this talk, though, seems to come from the point of view of the employer. It's super easy to quantify what's in it for employers. US healthcare costs get blamed for all ki...