Employers Target Expensive Surgeries to Cut Health-Care Costs

Employers are trying to control rising health-care expenses without burdening workers with higher premiums and out-of-pocket costs as the 2023 open enrollment season starts.

Employers increasingly are turning to hospitals that have good track records for quality and value to cover high-cost surgeries. They are also steering their employees to lower-cost providers that offer good quality care.

Open enrollment at companies, when plan participants can make changes or enroll in coverage, typically is held in late October and November.

Health-care costs borne by employers are expected to rise sharply in 2023 due to hospital and specialty drug price inflation and ...