Study: consumer-driven plans have mixed results.(Research notes)(Brief article)

Consumer-driven health (CDH) plans can reduce healthcare use and lower costs, but may also deter consumers from seeking needed care, according to a study by the Santa Monica, CA-based research firm the RAND Corporation. The researchers estimate that if all privately insured, nonelderly Americans switched from low-deductible plans to consumer-driven ones, the result would be a one-time healthcare cost ...

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