1.
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 15(4): 9-30, 1996.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8991251
ABSTRACT
Some purchasers and policymakers are advocating models that offer consumers a choice of health plans as a way to help them choose a plan that best meets their needs and to create incentives for health plans to compete on the basis of efficiency, quality, and service. A review of six consumer-choice models indicates that these objectives can be met if purchasers (1) create a level field for comparison through standardized benefits and structured enrollment processes; (2) offer a limited number of plans that meet appropriate selection criteria; (3) provide comprehensive, objective, and reliable consumer information; (4) support the process with education; and (5) hold plans accountable through uniform reporting of performance data.
Subject(s)
Community Participation/economics , Insurance, Health , Managed Care Programs/organization & administration , Medicare/organization & administration , Models, Organizational , Choice Behavior , Cost-Benefit Analysis , Group Purchasing/standards , Health Benefit Plans, Employee/economics , Health Benefit Plans, Employee/standards , Health Maintenance Organizations , Humans , Industry , Insurance, Health/economics , Insurance, Health/standards , Managed Care Programs/economics , Managed Care Programs/standards , Quality of Health Care , Reimbursement, Incentive , United States
2.
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 10(4): 18-36, 1991.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1778552
3.
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 7(1): 126-9, 1988.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3283010