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Health Affairs, 25, no. 3 (2006): 766-773 doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.3.766 © 2006 by Project HOPE	New Online   Getting Health Reform Done   After the State of the Union   Incremental Reform   E-Health in Developing World   Most-Read Articles in 2009

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Consumer-Directed Health Insurance Products: Local-Market Perspectives

Lydia Regopoulos, Jon B. Christianson, Gary Claxton and Sally Trude

During the past few years, health plans have focused product development on consumer-driven health plans. This paper examines how these products are faring in twelve Community Tracking Study (CTS) communities. Although there has been a proliferation in the number and variety of consumer-directed plan options available, employers have taken a cautious approach. Given the increased financial stake and decision-making responsibility consumers hold when enrolled in these plans, respondents expressed frustration that the availability of information support has lagged behind the demands placed on consumers.

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