4 trends affecting insurers this year
Accountable care, chronic disease management, data analytics and more
3. Private insurance exchanges
The number of private health insurance exchanges will likely rise this year as more companies consider private exchanges as a way for their employees to buy health insurance using a defined contribution.
For example, IBM and Time Warner have both decided to move some retirees to private exchanges where they can shop for individual coverage using a health retirement account.
"Our expectation is that private exchanges will continue to grow in popularity in 2014, as they give employees an opportunity to customize coverage and provide a predictable amount of spend for the employer," DeVore wrote.
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