Consumer Directed Health Plan

Dec 11, 2017 | Jeff Lagasse

Consumer-directed health plans enrollment up but costs are not coming down, RAND finds

Even though high-deductible insurance options could save patients thousands of dollars every year, most…

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Nov 13, 2017 | Change Healthcare

10 Ways to Offset the Self-Pay Cycle

The following are 10 ways providers can improve self-pay collection and communication at all three stages of patient contact: pre-service,…

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Aug 09, 2016 | Susan Morse

Large employers cite specialty drugs, high-cost patients among biggest cost drivers

For the first time, most employers consider specialty pharmacy as the highest driver of healthcare costs.

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Feb 16, 2015 | Anthony Brino

Grisly medical errors, some deadly, lead to $700K in fines for 10 California hospitals

One patient had bits of towels left in his stomach by surgeons, while another died after feeding tube…

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Jul 18, 2014 | Healthcare Finance Staff

Insurance professionals need to use CDHPs

More and more, health insurance professionals who design consumer-driven and high deductible plans are using them personally, a trend that bodes…

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Apr 24, 2013 | Chris Anderson

Consumer-Directed Health Plan members likely to be older than previously thought

A new analysis of seven years of consumer-driven health plan (CDHP) membership shows that enrollees in these…

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Apr 08, 2013 | Chris Anderson

Consumer directed health plans don't spur people to shop for better prices

Consumer directed health plans (CDHPs) that offer low premiums and high deductibles have long been touted as a way…

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Dec 31, 2012 | Chris Anderson

EBRI: Consumer Directed Health Plan members more likely to research healthcare costs

New research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) shows that employees enrolled in a…

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Dec 12, 2012 | Kelsey Brimmer

Kaiser study: Many patients with high-deductible health plans unaware of benefits

Consumer-directed health plans with high deductibles typically exempt recommended preventive care such as…

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Nov 30, 2012 | Chris Anderson

Employer health benefit cost increases lowest in 15 years

Increased adoption of consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) and an increased emphasis on employee health management programs helped…

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