National Center for Policy Analysis Congressional Briefing |
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Is Consumer-Directed Health Care Reshaping the Health Care System? |
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| Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9am – 11am Room B-318, Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. View Presentation |
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Consumer-directed health care (CDHC) refers to health plans in which employees have a personal health account such as a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) from which they pay medical expenses directly. More broadly, CDHC includes defined contribution arrangements under which employees receive a fixed dollar contribution from an employer to choose among various plans. Those opting for plans with lots of extras may have to contribute more of their own money; those choosing bare-bones plans contribute less of their own money.
Get the latest from two leading health insurance providers – Assurant Health and Destiny Health – who are already offering Health Savings Account plans. Also, hear the latest polling on Health Savings Accounts and other consumer-directed health initiatives, their effect on the health care industry and the economy. This is your opportunity to hear experts on economic and employment policy discuss the outsourcing issue from a free-market perspective. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Matt Moore or Anna Frederick by phone (202 220-3082) or email mmoore@ncpathinktank.org. |
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Speakers include: JOHN C. GOODMAN, PH.D. BEN CUTLER STUART SLUTZKY BILL MCINTURFF |