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Employers turn to direct contracting as hospital costs continue to rise

The new data tool comes as hospitals have divergent approaches to direct contracting.

Rich Daly
Published November 11, 2025 9:39 am | Updated August 24, 2026 11:05 am
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A new data tool that combines price, quality and safety for healthcare purchasers aims to provide fuel for the latest direct contracting push.

The information could lead employers to not only increase their use of direct contracting but cause them to rethink the hospitals with which they choose to contract.

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Rich Daly

Rich Daly is a senior editor with HFMA, Downers Grove, IL.
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