title: Why provider-sponsored plans' admin cost are lower than commercial, Blue Cross plans.
abstract: Why do provider-sponsored health plans have 20% lower administrative expenses than Blue Cross commercial plans? Here's some detailed data that you can use to benchmark your own administrative costs.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000191:economics; D020400:Provider-Sponsored Organizations / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States