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Rethinking Specialty Care with Erin Tatar

Specialty care serves a small group but drives 50% of employer healthcare spend, yet many benefits leaders still overlook its value. In this episode of Making Healthcare Sustainable, Nancy Ryerson chats with Erin Tatar, SVP Consultant Relations at Lantern, about the complexities of specialty care. Erin breaks down the key components of specialty care (including plannable surgeries, cancer care, and specialty infusions), how it’s different from traditional healthcare models, and how it can be packaged to provide customers with a higher quality experience. In this episode, you'll learn: 1. Why specialty care programs are cost-efficient 2. The importance of evaluating the appropriateness of care for any treatment 3. How benefits leaders or employers can benefit from offering specialty care programs Highlights: (00:00) Meet Erin Tatar (01:55) What happens when the healthcare system isn’t working (05:05) Defining specialty care (07:35) Specialty care as a cost-efficient approach to health programs (08:46) Advantages of specialty care over the centers of excellence (COE) model (11:53) Why patients need specialty care programs (16:28) The challenges of transitioning from a pharmacy-first healthcare model (19:49) The importance of receiving appropriate care (24:38) Opportunities and risks in navigating specialty care (28:29) The future of specialty care programs Resources: Nancy Ryerson’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyryerson/ Erin Tatar’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erintatar Lantern website: https://www.lanterncare.com