title: Defined contribution, the undefined concept.
abstract: A new method for financing employee health benefits is said by many to be the hope of the future, but lack of understanding and a heavy dose of employer paternalism have kept the discussion theoretical.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reese
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003132:Commerce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003256:Community Participation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D003657:Decision Making; D017049:Employer Health Costs; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States