More health systems launch insurance plans despite financial risk: 5 things to know
/Health systems across the nation are exploring the benefits of vertical integration, and an increasing number of systems are choosing to offer their own health plans, according to a report by McKinsey & Company.
Here are five things to know about provider-led health plans, according to the report.
1. Between 2010 and 2014, the most recent year for which data is available, the number of providers offering health plans has steadily increased from 94 to 106.
2. Enrollment in provider-led plans grew to 15.3 million in 2014, up from 12.4 million in 2010. However, most provider-led health plans remain comparatively small in terms of enrollment. Only five healthcare providers owned plans that covered more than 500,000 lives in 2014.
3. Financial performance of provider-led plans remains mixed. Of the 89 plans analyzed for the report, more than 40 had negative margins in some or all of the past three years.
