Friday, March 16, 2007

An Outcome Driven Approach to Healthcare Creenaght Health Plans is partnering with employers to offer an outcome driven plan that actually rewards people for going to the doctor when they should, and provides incentives to make people want to stay healthy.   This is an effort to infuse personal responsibility and healthy choices at the member level and as a result, lower the demand for healthcare services, which in turn will lower healthcare costs. 1:34:12 PM    comment []

Study Examines Americans Use of and View on Medical Treatments A survey by Harris Interactive was recently done to examine issues around prescription medications and other medical treatments.   The study was conducted as an online survey in the United States from March 5-7, 2007 and included a cross section of 2,673 adults. 1:33:38 PM    comment []

Survey Finds 95% of HSA Enrollees Receive Health Care Through Preferred Provider Organizations According to the results of a survey released today by the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO), 95% of health savings account (HSA) enrollees receive health care through preferred provider organizations (PPOs). 1:00:43 PM    comment []

Swiss Endorse Private Insurance Of Universal CDH Program In the nation with the most intensive Consumer Directed Healthcare program, Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal for a single health insurer. Pushing back an initiative pushed by left-leaning parties, 71% of voters were against the proposal to establish one state-run insurer to replace the 87 that now write the coverage. 1:00:12 PM    comment []

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