People enrolled in health plans with high deductibles and linked to a health savings or reimbursement account are more likely than those in traditional plans to check their benefits, request a generic drug in place of a brand-name drug, and check the price before getting care, according to a survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Greenwald & Associates. Enrollees in consumer-directed plans were also more likely than those in traditional plans to discuss treatment options with their health care providers, the survey found. BeckersHospitalReview.com (12/20)
Survey: Consumer-directed health plans encourage cost-conscious behavior
December 29, 2013 By
