Coordinated care in a 'consumer-driven' health system.
High-deductible health plans--with and without spending accounts--are gaining ground. Will these evolving benefit designs complement or undermine the coordination of care for patients with chronic illnesses? Based on an October 2005 roundtable sponsored by the California HealthCare Foundation and Health Affairs, this paper discusses the implications of a changing health insurance market for the chronically ill, capitation payment for medical groups, and consumers navigating the system.
Yegian
Jill Mathews
JM
California HealthCare Foundation, Oakland, USA. jyegian@chcf.org
D002204:Capitation Fee; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics*; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000191:economics*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D006801:Humans; D020402:Medical Savings Accounts / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010358:Patient Participation; D014481:United States