Reduce healthcare spending

Create a meaningful benefits package that delivers real savings

Torn between offering attractive benefits and controlling spend? You’re not alone.

Employer health benefit costs rose 4.5% in 2024¹
Employer per-person costs grew nearly 19% from 2018-2022²

But the good news is that with Quest you can have a solution that helps you figure out how to reduce costs in healthcare while maintaining attractive benefits. As a medical company bound by the Triple Aim, we are committed to improving patient experiences and lowering costs.

Better healthcare value by design

Size, location, or industry aren’t the best metrics for determining your benefits solution. Your workforce’s needs are. At Quest, we have the expertise and deep data capabilities to dive into your company’s unique situation and configure a health, well-being, and safety solution that meets your needs, helps improves outcomes and lower costs, and supports your HR pros with dedicated account managers. Here’s how our approach adds value.

The key to lowering employer healthcare costs in a lasting way is to educate employees about their health risks and how to manage them. Regular health screenings can uncover emerging issues that when caught early may be solved with lifestyle changes rather than medical intervention. Not only can this lower healthcare costs, but it often results in better quality of life and long-term outcomes.

Regular healthcare visits are linked to better health and longer life. Yet, even when employees have health insurance, they still face challenges accessing primary care.³ Quest can help close the gaps through:

2,000+ patient locations across the US
Respectful, on-site drug safety testing

Whether access issues are caused by a hectic workday schedule, a long drive to the doctor’s office, or avoidance, we offer solutions that can help guide your employees to better health.

Discovering the risk of a chronic disease can be the beginning of a life-long journey that calls for dedication and consistency. Quest provides professional health coaching to help people understand what to do, why, and how to stay committed. Since even the most focused individuals can sometimes lose their way, ongoing health coaching can make a noticeable difference by helping employees change behaviors to improve their health and reduce overall healthcare expenses.

Nearly every diagnosis starts with a lab test. But it doesn’t need to happen at the doctor’s office. In fact, there’s a reason to look for alternatives. Because the average hospital or out-of-network lab test costs triple the same test at Quest.⁴ QuestSelect™ is the easy way for employees and family covered by their health plan to save on healthcare costs and out-of-pocket expenses for tests. And there’s no startup or administrative fees.

See the savings

Partnering with Quest for your health and well-being benefits package can help you elevate your offerings while reducing your costs. Let us show you a data-driven exploration of how our comprehensive approach to configurable health, well-being, and safety solutions will help you attract and retain talent, improve health and well-being, and control health-related expenses.

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The road to health is paved with good integration

The #2 reason employees quit is for better benefits.⁵ But with rising costs, employers can’t simply add offerings, so they need ways to elevate their programs while being mindful of budgets. Discover how to elevate your program and control costs.

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1. Mercer. National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans. Accessed December 2024. https://www.mercer.com/en-us/solutions/health-and-benefits/research/national-survey-of-employer-sponsored-health-plans/

2. Health Care Cost Institute. 2022 Health care cost and utilization report. Published April 2024. Accessed December 2024. https://healthcostinstitute.org/images/pdfs/HCCI_2022_Health_Care_Cost_and_Utilization_Report.pdf

3. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Access to Primary Care. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://odphp.health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health/literature-summaries/access-health-services

4. Chag J, Sen A, Boccuti C. Price Markups for Clinical Labs: Employer‑based Insurance Pays Hospital Outpatient Departments 3X More Than Physician Offices and Independent Labs for Identical Tests. Health Care Cost Institute. Issue Brief, July 2022. https://healthcostinstitute.org/images/pdfs/HCCl_labprices_brief_051223.pdf

5. O’Reilly, J D, Holznienkemper L. Best employee benefits in 2025. Forbes Advisor. October 30, 2024. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/best-employee-benefits/

Reduce healthcare spending

Create a meaningful benefits package that delivers real savings

Better healthcare value by design

add Identify health risks early so they’re less expensive to treat

add Make care more accessible to make it more helpful

add Coach employees to keep them healthier

add Save on every lab test

See the savings

The 2 most important elements of a health and well-being program are access and engagement

The road to health is paved with good integration

Hiring safety

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