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Consumer Driven Health Care
CDHC refers to health plans in which employees have personal health accounts such as an HSA, MSA, FSA or HRA from which they pay medical expenses directly. Learn More »
Weekly Health Policy Digest
May 02, 2006
Health Policy and the Uninsured
Mitt's Market Misfire
Massachusetts' insurance regulations drive up the cost of health care...
Wall Street Journal
Health Policy and the Uninsured
U.S. Rule Demands Proof Of Citizenship For Health Care
Should only U.S. citizens should receive Medicaid?...
Boston Globe
Treatment
Wal-Mart's Rx For Health Care
Wal-Mart is poised to impact health care...
Fortune
Treatment
Cutting Waits At The Doctor's Office
The dysfunctional doctor's office is getting a makeover...
Wall Street Journal
Pharmaceutical Economics
Rx Drugs: The "Next Wave" Of Patient Lawsuits
Post-Vioxx era drugs are under assault from trial lawyers...
New York Times
Treatment
Blacks Have Greater Distrust Of U.S. Health Care System
Blacks are more likely to not trust health care providers, say researchers...
Archives Of Internal Medicine
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History of the HSA
John Goodman, NCPA President, is widely regarded as the father of health savings accounts.
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Third-Party Payment
The practice of an insurer paying providers directly for services rendered to an insured, as opposed to an indemnity contract which pays the insured person for the losses incurred.
Commentaries
Consumers Demand Better-Fitting Health Plans, Study Says
Early 2006 reports on the kinds of health plans Americans are purchasing signal a shift away from comprehensive health insurance with first-dollar coverage toward plans more tailored to individual or family needs.
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