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Sending the sickest employees to the best doctors is gaining as a strategy among employers. Dubbed by some as a 20-20 approach, employers and their health plans are using data to identify physicians rated in the top 20% for effective treatments and matching them up with the 20% of employees who most need care. Employers provide financial incentives, such as lower copayments, to workers to use the top providers. Eventually, firms will try predictive modeling to identify who will be the sickest 20% so steps can be taken today to "get ahead of the curve," says Tracy Watts of Mercer Consulting.
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