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Part II

Seeing the Economics

Make cost drivers, incentives and trade-offs visible.

Employer questions

Use the ideas in the room.

  • Can we see the economics behind the decisions we are being asked to make?
  • Where do incentives and plan objectives diverge?

Part perspective

A management lens for this work.

This part equips leaders to look beyond premium totals and discounts. It focuses on data rights, provider economics and pharmacy transparency so purchasing decisions are based on the costs and incentives that actually shape performance.

Put this part to work

  1. 01Define the three decisions leadership needs data to support.
  2. 02Make underlying provider and pharmacy economics visible.
  3. 03Establish a quarterly scorecard with accountable owners.
Employer Benefits IQresource

Guide: Claims Transparency & Cost Drivers

A practical resource to carry the conversation from the page into your management process.

Use the Health Plan Score

Put the methodology to work

Apply the HPHP methodology with Employer Benefits IQ.

Employer Benefits IQ is the practical application platform for employers who want to use education, tools, data, vendor intelligence and decision support in real-world benefits decisions.

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