The biggest obstacle to proving preventive care’s value isn’t the data—it’s the methodology. Without credible study design, proper cohort definitions, and appropriate risk adjustment, your numbers won’t survive scrutiny.
Medical trend—the year-over-year change in per-employee healthcare costs—is the single metric that determines whether your benefits program is becoming more or less expensive over time. For a CFO, it’s a cost trajectory strategy that reshapes the conversation about preventive care.
Most employers can’t answer the most important question about their preventive benefits: “Is this actually lowering our costs?” The Triple Aim framework is a defensible method for measuring the impact of preventive care—and making the case to the CFO.