Consumers

Aug 06 2015

Public Insurance Exchange Users

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Deloitte's Center for Health Solutions releases a survey regarding public health insurance exchange consumers.

Jul 27 2015

Satisfaction With Health Insurance

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A note in an Employee Benefit Research Institute publication discusses results of a survey on consumer satisfaction with health insurance.

Jul 23 2015

AARP Report on Informal Caregiving

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

An AARP Institute for Public Policy study highlights the increasing role of informal caregivers in health care and the burdens incurred by those caregivers.

Jul 21 2015

Survey on Consumer Use of Health Wearables

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

RBC Capital Markets commissioned a survey on consumer attitudes toward health wearables.

Jul 17 2015

Provider Reimbursements and Patient Share of Payments

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A study in Health Affairs tracks trends in provider reimbursements from health plans and the patient share of such payments.

Jul 08 2015

Physicians’ Influence on Patient Use of Hospice

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A study carried in Health Affairs finds that physicians exert a significant influence of patient decisions to use or not to use hospice.

Jul 06 2015

CDHP Impacts

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A Truven study suggests that CDHP membership may save costs but also may lead to avoidance of needed care.

Jun 09 2015

CDHP Enrollee Characteristics

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

As high deductible insurance plans continue to cover more Americans, the Employee Benefit Research Institute gives details on the characteristics of enrollees compared to the population at large.

May 22 2015

Fear-based Public Health Campaigns

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Health Affairs carries an article discussing the use of fear in ad campaigns on public health issues, such as obesity and smoking.

Apr 30 2015

TransUnion Report on Consumer Health Financial Exposure

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

TransUnion Healthcare issued a report on how patients are coping with the ongoing financial pressures related to their health care.

Apr 23 2015

According to a Tractica report, more than 78 million people worldwide will be using some form of a home health technology by 2020, including monitoring and wellness devices.

https://www.tractica.com/newsroom/press-releases/more-than-78-million-consumers-will-utilize-home-health-technologies-by-2020/

Apr 21 2015

A recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey, among other things, reveals that most consumers are having trouble finding, much less using, provider price and quality.

http://kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-april-2015/

Apr 15 2015

A survey from the Harris organization, sponsored by Ricoh, suggests that patients appreciate providers who minimize paperwork and avoid doing it during patient visits.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/with-hospitals-drowning-in-paperwork-patients-look-to-internet-for-treatment-300064681.html

Apr 07 2015

SmartPhones and Health

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A new report from Pew Research describes the extent of smartphone ownership and use among Americans, including use for health purposes.

Apr 06 2015

Contributions to HSAs

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A study from the Employee Benefits Research Institute indicates that contributions to health savings accounts are decreasing, at the same time cost-sharing for most Americans is rapidly increasing.