U.S. Healthcare Discount Plan Market Expected To Witness A Substantial Growth Of $3.3 Billion By 2027: Grand View Research Inc.
The U.S.
healthcare discount plan market
size is expected to reach USD 3.3
billion by 2027 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 9.6% from 2020 to 2027, according to a new report by Grand
View Research, Inc. Rising healthcare costs, increase in the prevalence of
lifestyle-related diseases, and high out-of-pocket expenditures are driving the
adoption of healthcare discount plans to promote affordable treatment and curb
healthcare costs in U.S.
Increasing number of investments, new
package launches, public-private partnerships, joint ventures, and mergers
& acquisitions among key payers and providers to deliver affordable
healthcare solution are expected to boost market growth. Moreover, increase in
demand for improving treatment quality and outcomes and providing coordinated
patient care is further fueling market growth. For instance, in June 2020,
United Healthcare launched United Healthcare Hearing, a new service that offers
affordable and quality hearing solutions. The company also donated 20,000
reusable silicone plugs to fire departments and police nationwide as part of a
public awareness campaign.
Increasing demand for low-cost vision
care, dental care, chiropractic care, hearing aids, and prescription drugs plan
for individuals as well as families that are not covered under insurance is
anticipated to drive the demand for healthcare discount plans, thereby
positively impacting the market growth in the near future. Moreover, rising burden
of chronic diseases and other conditions and the need for affordable and
hassle-free treatment are further boosting the demand for healthcare discount
plans.
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Moreover, increasing investments,
public-private partnerships, and collaborations among key market players
offering discount plans to lower medication costs and provide members with
affordable healthcare options are expected to drive the market in the country.
Moreover, increasing focus of healthcare providers to collaborate with key
insurance providers to curb healthcare costs and improve the quality of care
and treatment outcomes is further propelling the market growth.
U.S. Healthcare
Discount Plan Market Report Highlights
- By service, the others segment held the
largest revenue share of almost 20.0% in 2020 owing to availability of
advanced discount plans and additional benefits offered on diabetic
supplies, X-Rays, medical supplies, PET, MRI, and CT scans,
endoscopies and mammography, laboratory tests and services
- The dental care segment accounted for the
second largest revenue share as of 2020
- Prescription drugs and wellness plans are
other key potential services that accounted for a substantial market share
in 2020 owing to high demand from end users.
Increasing investments by key market
players to expand their service portfolio and promote affordable medical
treatment is fueling market growth. For instance, in March 2020, United
Healthcare invested USD 19 million through its California Health Care
Investment Program to enhance care quality and improve patient services at
Federally Qualified Health Centers in California. This investment further aids
in developing and enhancing various health centers in California to reach
certain underserved communities in Solano, Santa Barbara, and Santa Clara
counties.
Rising healthcare costs and demand for
medical/health discount plans to curb healthcare costs are expected to drive
the market. In 2017, healthcare costs in the U.S. were USD 3.5 trillion that
accounts for 17.9% of the overall GDP of the country, thus making healthcare
one of the largest industries in U.S. Increase in the number of partnerships,
joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions to deliver affordable treatment,
improve quality of care, and patient satisfaction is further driving the demand
for healthcare discount plans in the U.S. For instance, in June 2020, Optum
acquired DaVita Medical Group to improve treatment experience and care quality
while lowering costs and serving over 80 plans.
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However, the presence of affordable
health insurance companies delivering health service plans to their customers
is one of the factors restraining the demand for discount plans in the U.S. as
affordable insurance plans prove to be more effective and efficient for
consumers. Players such as Kaiser Permanente, BlueCross BlueShield, United
Healthcare, and Cigna provide better and affordable insurance plans in
comparison to medical discount plans to the customers.
Growing number of mergers &
acquisitions and the launch of innovative healthcare programs are among the key
indicators of existing competition in the market. For instance, in September
2020, Sam’s Club partnered with Humana, Quest Diagnostics, and 98point6 and
launched an innovative pilot called “Care Accelerator” to make healthcare more
affordable for its members. Moreover, in December 2018, Cigna launched the new
Cigna Healthy Pregnancy app to help improve health and lower overall healthcare
costs for pregnant women. The app included Cigna’s Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy
Babies maternity health engagement program. Some of the prominent players in
the U.S. healthcare discount plan market are:
DMPOs
- New Benefits, Ltd.
- Access One Consumer Health, Inc.
- CAREINGTON International Corporation
- Ameriplan
- Coverdell
- Alliance Healthcard of Florida, Inc.
Marketer
- United Health Group
- American Dental Care Partners, Inc.
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
- DentalPlans.com, Inc.
- Sam’s West, Inc.
- Humana, Inc.
- Cigna
- Freshbenies
- Discounts by Design
- Xpress Healthcare
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