Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Five Ways ACA And Employers Shift Costs This Open Enrollment Season


1.    Unitized Pricing/Charging Per Child- Employees pay per person as opposed to the traditional individual versus family plans

2.    Narrow Networks- Control costs by limiting choices to a smaller group of medical care providers

3.    The Consumer Directed Health Plan (CDHP)- A plan with a high deductible that often comes with a contribution from the employer toward the worker’s costs

4.    The “Private Exchange”- An exchange where your employer may give you a defined amount of money to choose benefits, instead the subsidy offered under the health law

5.    Specialty Pharmacy- Specialty drugs are big ticket items for employers and such spending has jumped by double-digit percentages


Source: Forbes

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