The migration of care from inpatient to outpatient settings and ambulatory surgery centers promises to lower the cost of care, improve convenience and access, and deliver better outcomes. That’s good news for consumers and employers. For payers, it’s an opportunity to provide better care at lower cost – a clear competitive advantage.

In his article for AJMC, Accelerating the Shift of Care to Lower Cost Settings, Managing Partner Michael Abrams discusses what this shift in care settings means for payers and the opportunities it presents for payers to drive down costs and increase value in their markets.