|
|
Article: Out of Control Health Care Costs Push Employers Closer to Consumer-Driven Health Care Plans; Plan Design Changes, Increased Employee Contributions Also Cited in Deloitte/Business & Health Employer Health Care Strategy Survey.
- Article from:
- PR Newswire
- Article date:
- October 16, 2003
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 PR Newswire Association LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
NEW YORK, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Another year of double-digit health care cost inflation -- 14.3 percent -- has prompted additional employers to consider a consumer-driven health care insurance model, according to a new survey conducted by the Human Capital practice of Deloitte, one of the nation's leading professional services firms.
Consumer-driven health care plans lower employer spending on health insurance by encouraging employees to use cost efficient providers and become much more active in their health care purchasing decisions and in managing their financial risk.
Co-sponsored with Business & Health magazine, Deloitte's 2003 Employer Health ...