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Working as Intended

What have learned about Consumer Driven Health Care

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Written By: Greg Scandlen
Published In: CHCC Report > CHCC Reports
Publication date: 11/01/2007
Publisher: Consumers for Health Care Choice

Five years into the experiment with Consumer Driven Health Care, the data shows they are “working as intended.” All of the empirical evidence shows they are changing patient behavior, which is lowering costs and improving care, and resulting in a sizzling rate of adoption in the market. The negative information that has been widely touted in the press is based on three very flawed public opinion surveys.

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