Current Trends in Consumer-Directed Health Plans
May 2008 A study entitled, Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Current Trends, Emerging Opportunities. This study was done by Paul Keckley, Ph.D., and Howard Underwood, M.D., of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. Researchers gathered and analyzed seven relevant studies published between 2005 and June 2007 to assess the prevailing view about CDHPs. Researchers noted the following: Major consumer motivations to enroll in a CDHP included: lower premiums, greater control over personal health care decisions, and accumulated account balances. Â Consumers want more information about cost of services. Â Those with a CDHP exhibited less satisfaction with their health plan than . . .
