Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 9% this year, with families paying more than $7,000 on average for coverage, according to a new KFF survey.
Insuring people who are likely to be sick isn’t profitable. Owning some clinics and a pharmacy benefit provider, in addition to providing health insurance, is.
The 2020 No Surprises Act shielded patients from big emergency care bills and set up arbitration to resolve payment disputes. But now the costs are landing on employers.