Consumer-Directed Health Plans
New Evidence on Spending and Utilization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13776386 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger Feldman (University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Stephen T Parente (0000-0003-1155-9937), Jon B Christianson |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-40 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_44.1.26 |
| PMID | 17583260 |
| OpenAlex | W1980644905 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
This study examined three-year spending and utilization trends associated with enrollment in a consumer-directed health plan (CDHP) offered by a large employer alongside a preferred provider organization (PPO) and a point-of-service (POS) plan. The CDHP cohort spent considerably more money on hospital care than the POS cohort. Results found evidence of pent-up demand in the CDHP, but not enough to explain the spending trend. Lower prescription drug spending--where the CDHP modestly controlled allowable costs--was associated with less hospital and emergency room use in following periods. Findings suggest the CDHP had too little out-of-pocket cost-sharing to control medical spending
Business · Cohort · Cost sharing · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Health plan · Medical prescription · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare Policy and Management · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Pharmacology · Primary Care and Health Outcomes
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |