Employers are facing rising healthcare costs, and specialty care remains among the most expensive. For self-funded employers, even a few employees with chronic conditions can significantly drive up spending. That makes access to high-quality care especially important.

Carrum Health partners with employers through a value-based network of specialty care providers. In this episode of "Podnosis," Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya speaks with Christoph Dankert, Carrum’s chief network officer, about trends in the market, employer bargaining power and why value-based payment models are key to improving care.

To learn more about the topics in this episode: 
Carrum Health marks major expansion of Centers of Excellence network, specialty care service lines
Carrum Health offers value-based treatment model for substance use disorders
Industry Voices—Healthcare disruption is here and employers are driving it
UnitedHealth, HAC study examines how obesity is impacting employer health costs

Employers are facing rising healthcare costs, and specialty care remains among the most expensive. For self-funded employers, even a few employees with chronic conditions can significantly drive up spending. That makes access to high-quality care especially important.
Carrum Health partners with employers through a value-based network of specialty care providers. In this episode of "Podnosis," Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya speaks with Christoph Dankert, Carrum&rsquo;s chief network officer, about trends in the market, employer bargaining power and why value-based payment models are key to improving care.
To learn more about the topics in this episode:&nbsp;
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<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/carrum-health-expands-centers-excellence-network-specialty-care-service-lines">Carrum Health marks major expansion of Centers of Excellence network, specialty care service lines</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/carrum-health-offers-value-based-treatment-model-substance-use-disorders">Carrum Health offers value-based treatment model for substance use disorders</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/industry-voices-healthcare-disruption-here-and-employers-are-driving-it">Industry Voices&mdash;Healthcare disruption is here and employers are driving it</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/unitedhealth-hac-study-examines-how-obesity-impacting-employer-health-costs">UnitedHealth, HAC study examines how obesity is impacting employer health costs</a></li>
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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

Podnosis

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

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