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The defined-contribution plan: the next generation of healthcare financing.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Emery, JD
Published in: Healthcare financial management : journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association
January 2001

In response to rising health insurance premiums, many purchasers of coverage are evaluating the possibility of implementing defined-contribution health insurance plans. Under a defined-contribution plan, employers or the government pay a specified portion of the premium, and the consumer chooses a plan from a menu of options, paying the balance of the premium based on their plan selection. A shift to a defined-contribution model will have far-reaching implications for consumers, employer and government purchasers, payers, and providers. Providers will face changes in consumption patterns and the need to develop a brand image, market their strengths directly to consumers, educate consumers about their services and pricing, and reconfigure infrastructures to be able to respond efficiently to consumer demands.

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Published In

Healthcare financial management : journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association

ISSN

0735-0732

Publication Date

January 2001

Volume

55

Issue

1

Start / End Page

37 / 39

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Product Line Management
  • Marketing of Health Services
  • Insurance, Health
  • Humans
  • Health Benefit Plans, Employee
  • Financing, Personal
  • Financing, Government
  • Fees and Charges
  • Decision Making
 

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Emery, J. D. (2001). The defined-contribution plan: the next generation of healthcare financing. Healthcare Financial Management : Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, 55(1), 37–39.
Emery, J. D. “The defined-contribution plan: the next generation of healthcare financing.Healthcare Financial Management : Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association 55, no. 1 (January 2001): 37–39.
Emery JD. The defined-contribution plan: the next generation of healthcare financing. Healthcare financial management : journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. 2001 Jan;55(1):37–9.
Emery, J. D. “The defined-contribution plan: the next generation of healthcare financing.Healthcare Financial Management : Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, vol. 55, no. 1, Jan. 2001, pp. 37–39.
Emery JD. The defined-contribution plan: the next generation of healthcare financing. Healthcare financial management : journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. 2001 Jan;55(1):37–39.

Published In

Healthcare financial management : journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association

ISSN

0735-0732

Publication Date

January 2001

Volume

55

Issue

1

Start / End Page

37 / 39

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Product Line Management
  • Marketing of Health Services
  • Insurance, Health
  • Humans
  • Health Benefit Plans, Employee
  • Financing, Personal
  • Financing, Government
  • Fees and Charges
  • Decision Making