Like travel agencies and video rental stores, health insurers are in danger of becoming obsolete amid pressure to cut out “middlemen” who don’t prove they can provide value. The Affordable Care Act has been a boon for the industry, which is expected to spend more than $900 billion this year on medical care.
Like travel agencies and video rental stores, health insurers are in danger of becoming obsolete amid pressure to cut out “middlemen” who don’t prove they can provide value. However, there are ways that payers can survive and thrive as the healthcare industry changes, according to a new issue brief from IDC Health Insights titled "Digital Transformation and New Economics Highlight Payer Disintermediation."