Benefits Strategy Lab | Session 4: Beyond the Network — Exploring Alternative Care Models

Beyond the Network — Exploring Alternative Care Modelss

The traditional network model is familiar. It’s also increasingly expensive, hard to navigate, and difficult to hold accountable. More employers are starting to ask whether there’s a better way — and alternative care models are offering answers worth a closer look. 

We’ll start with an overview of what a direct care approach looks like — its structure, its potential benefits, and its real risks. Then we open it up. What are you hearing? What concerns do you have? And what would you actually need to know before considering something different? 

This is the kind of conversation that’s best had with peers. Come ready to engage. 

Key Takeaways 

1. What a direct care model looks like in practice — structure, benefits, and risks 

1. How to think about evaluating an alternative model against your organization’s needs 

1. What your peers are considering, questioning, and watching in the care delivery space