title: How to inject consumerism into your existing health plans.
abstract: Consumerism seeks to create a behavior change on the part of consumers so that they become accountable, knowledgeable and actively engaged in managing their health. It can be used in any existing health plan through targeted plan design changes and consumer education efforts. Employers have many options in addition to consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs).
authors.affiliation: Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Linda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Havlin
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: McAllister
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Slavney
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D015438:Health Behavior; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D012648:Self Care; D014481:United States