title: Consumer-driven health plans: design features to promote quality improvement.
abstract: The most prevalent form of consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) presents risks in terms of the cost, quality and appropriate use of health care. This article identifies those risks and shows employers how they can reduce them without compromising the overall cost-control potential of CDHPs. A good CDHP strategy should work on both the demand and supply sides of the market.
authors.affiliation: New Directions for Policy, Washington, D.C., USA.
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000191:economics*; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D017047:Cost Sharing; D017049:Employer Health Costs; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States