Countering Coupons: Large Employers Will Boost Copay Accumulator Programs In 2021
Executive Summary
Annual large US employer health benefits survey also evaluates plans for managing the cost of cell and gene therapies in the coming years, anticipating growing use of outcomes-based contracts, but very limited uptake of payment-over-time models.
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