Consumer-Driven Healthcare: Current Practices, Fut

Use of Consumer-Driven Healthcare Plans is Growing, but Confusion Causes Some Employees to Avoid Them

Published in Law and Health Weekly, April 21st, 2007

Although industry surveys indicate that employers anticipate strong growth in consumer-driven healthcare plans (CDHC), low selection rates remain a significant stumbling block among employees offered such plans as one option among many, according to a report released today by The Conference Board, the international business research organization.

One of the principal reasons that consumers shy away from such plans is the lack of a coherent message about participating in them.

"If employees find the information they're offered about CDHC plans too confusing, the programs will fail," says Jon Gabel, author of The Conference Board report and senior...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2007-04-21)

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