Comments on: Consumer-Driven Health Plans – An Opportunity to Control Costs http://aikenandaiken.com/blog/benefits-lawyers/32 An Erisa, Employment And Benefits Law Blog From The Law Firm Of Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:25:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mona Lori http://aikenandaiken.com/blog/benefits-lawyers/32#comment-15 Mona Lori Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:16:42 +0000 http://aikenandaiken.com/blog/archives/32#comment-15 As you mentioned in your post, in an effort to control health care costs, employers are adopting consumer-driven health plans (CDHP). These plans have been very successful in controlling costs, but in order for these CDHPs to be effective, employees need access to meaningful tools to help the make informed choices, comparison shop for services and find the best value. Just like the tools we use when purchasing electronics, books/music, and booking vacations. When consumers are in the driver’s seat and making their own decisions and spending their own money - behavior really does change. Consumers become cost conscious, are willing to comparison shop, review recommendations, avoid providers that overcharge, avoid providers with poor performance ratings, and eliminate unnecessary tests. Mona Lori, Principal As you mentioned in your post, in an effort to control health care costs, employers are adopting consumer-driven health plans (CDHP). These plans have been very successful in controlling costs, but in order for these CDHPs to be effective, employees need access to meaningful tools to help the make informed choices, comparison shop for services and find the best value. Just like the tools we use when purchasing electronics, books/music, and booking vacations. When consumers are in the driver’s seat and making their own decisions and spending their own money - behavior really does change. Consumers become cost conscious, are willing to comparison shop, review recommendations, avoid providers that overcharge, avoid providers with poor performance ratings, and eliminate unnecessary tests.

Mona Lori, Principal

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