Employers and health plans: purposeful partnerships.
This article discusses the advantages of developing a partnership between the employer and the health benefit vendor. The author explains that there are three types of employer/vendor relationships ranging from the minimal transaction based to the value based and finally to a partnership-based arrangement. Success depends upon whether the chosen relationship strategy supports the business objectives, organizational culture and effective plan execution.
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D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007343:Insurance Carriers