Healthcare Challenges and Remedies for Small Business Owners
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Cost savings for patients.
Urgent care centers are far less expensive than ERs, and in some cases they’re even cheaper than office visits. This makes urgent care centers an attractive option for patients with no insurance or high-deductible insurance plans.
Cost savings for payers.
Some small business owners and most insurance companies are working to educate patients about lower-cost care options and steer them away from expensive emergency rooms when appropriate. Some have set up hotlines for just this purpose (please feel free to contact us at Formé with any questions on this matter).
Relieve ER crowding.
A 2010 study published in Health Affairs estimated that 15–27 percent of ER visits could be appropriately handled at urgent care centers at a savings of $4.4 billion a year!
Urgent care centers can play many useful roles in managing health care for small business owners. In areas where access to primary care is limited, urgent care centers can help to fill the gaps by delivering preventive services and assisting patients with chronic disease management. At Formé, we are working with small business owners to help them provide progressive health care solutions for their employees and their families.
Also worth noting, urgent care centers also work with primary care physicians and ERs to transition patients to a higher level of care when needed and provide follow-up care for discharged patients.
If I can be of assistance to you in planning your workplace health care solutions, please do not hesitate to reach out. I am available via email at mtrusa@formezone.com or by phone at 914.723.4900.
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