A Pathway for Coordinated, Affordable Employer-Sponsored Health Care

The Urgent Need for Employer Leadership to Improve Health Care

Employer-sponsored health coverage remains the main source of health care support for America’s working families, but it faces increasingly difficult challenges: barriers to many employees in getting the care they need to stay well, persistent inequities in health care and health, and rising costs. A key reason is that care depends on “fee-for-service” payment, leading to poor coordination, insufficient support for staying well, inconvenient access, and lack of transparency about quality and cost. But evidence on emerging reforms shows how to overcome these challenges and deliver high-quality, coordinated and affordable care for employees and their families.