Consumer-directed health plans news from FierceHealthcare
NewsHealth spending, preventive care drop with high-deductible plans
High-deductible health plans are significantly decreasing healthcare spending, but they are also linked to patients cutting back on preventive healthcare services--such as childhood immunizations, Read more...
Survey: Use of health savings accounts growing
A new survey suggests that health savings accounts are becoming increasingly popular, with the number of accounts and level of assets rising steadily. A new study from Celent reported that the number Read more...
Health plans upset when employers help pay high deductibles
High-deductible health plans have been an extremely trendy idea of late, with the assumption being that consumers would use services more cautiously if they had to pay first-dollar coverage on their Read more...
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