Significant developments in the U.S. healthcare industry are changing how provider institutions and payers are working together to achieve better health, affordability, and experience for targeted populations. With many insurers and providers focusing on population management, there is an opportunity to develop risk management tools that let participants spread the risk of above-average healthcare expense outcomes to third parties. New and innovative tools could become more important as organizations search for new ways to innovate, grow, and protect themselves against risk.

This article was originally published in Healthcare Finance News.