A Sept. 13 post authored by Robert Pearl, former Permanente Medical Group executive director and CEO, argued that recent COVID-19 vaccination mandates should pivot into calls for employers to challenge rising healthcare costs.
With 5.5 percent annual increases in healthcare rates outpacing inflation, employees historically have opted for high-deductible plans to manage costs.
Instead of attempting to solve the problem with a single-payer system, Mr. Pearl argued that America’s largest companies — which form “the nation’s strongest unofficial payer network” through employer-sponsored plans — rally to hold insurers accountable.
Mr. Pearl penned a sample letter that includes a five-year deadline for payers to eliminate fee-for-service practices, promote tech-based healthcare solutions and provide cost savings that companies can put back into addressing social determinants of health.
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