A new survey from the Employee Benefits Research Institute continues to find that persons covered by high deductible plans are more engaged with their health and health care.
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An Issue Brief from the Employee Benefits Research Institute explores the effect of high-deductible plans by worker income level.
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The latest EBRI consumer engagement survey continues to find that adults with a high deductible exhibit more cost-conscious health spending behaviors.
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Consumer-directed health plan administrative services vendor Alegeus releases results of a survey showing that members in that plan design were much more likely to know the details of their coverage and to research cost and quality data on providers and treatments.
http://www.alegeus.com/news/press-releases/576-new-research-from-alegeus-technologies-reveals-that-consumers-enrolled-in-consumer-directed-healthcare-plans-are-nearly-50-more-likely-to-research-compare-costs-for-healthcare-products-servicesAn National Bureau of Economic Research paper finds that high-deductible health plans create a sustained decrease in health spending trends.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research explores how patients in high-deductible health plans changed behavior in regard to drug use.
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Aetna has released results from a study of its high-deductible plans, showing that for companies that did a full replacement, over six years they saved $208 per employee per year. The employees in these plans also accessed preventive care more frequently, participated in wellness programs more often and paid more attention to benefit and health information.
http://newshub.aetna.com/press-release/products-and-services/aetna-healthfund-study-results-highlight-more-decade-helping-empA report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute examines the characteristics of persons enrolled in consumer-driven and high-deductible health plans, which continue to show rapid growth.
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A study published in Health Affairs examined consumers' awareness of preventive care benefits in their high-deductible insurance plans, finding that many were unaware that these services were available without charge.
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No matter how controversial they may be, consumer-directed health plans with their higher cost-sharing continue to spread rapidly. A Rand Corporation brief examines the evidence on the effect of these…
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
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