Monday, May 10th, 2010
Consumer-driven Health Care
by: Djai Tanji
Consumer-driver Health Care or CDHC is commonly used in very big companies and is expectedly be acquired by small companies in time. CDHC is based on a belief that people should be directly involved in managing the costs of their health care and in return would make them wiser in making decisions about the use of their health care system. This includes a variety of plans and the most common pairs a health savings account (HAS) with a high deductible insurance plan. The insurance covers high-cost events. Another CDHC plan design provides a broader list of options for health care choices with changeable payment levels that an employee can choose from.