FROM “NARROW" TO “EXCLUSIVE" NETWORKS... REORIENTING INTEGRATED CARE AS A VIRTUE
Narrow Networks, a.k.a., High Performance Networks, are back, and are likely here to stay. In 2011, 20% of employer groups that offered health benefits included some tiered provider network.(1) Health plans and purchasers see the benefit of funneling members to the cheapest sub-set of providers, and in doing so realize further cost compression through increased pricing leverage. It all makes perfect sense provided that consumers are willing to elect benefits that limit the