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Author : M. Susan Marquis
Publisher : RAND Corporation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Informing Consumers about Health Care Costs written by M. Susan Marquis and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1985 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gordon Moore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190886145
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)
Download or read book Choice Matters written by Gordon Moore and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The direct-to-consumer business model has transformed how people seek out goods and services from music to mortgages. So what happens now that the revolution has come for healthcare? While consumers have begun to insist on healthcare that is as convenient and personalized as nearly every other good or service they purchase, most healthcare provider organizations, physicians, and insurance companies remain woefully unprepared to meet this demand. Choice Matters is the healthcare sector's guide to understanding and delivering the brand of consumer-centered care that is an imperative for the Zocdoc age. Drawing on the authors' diverse backgrounds in medicine, business, and public policy, this practically-oriented resource offers an on-the-ground introduction for clinicians and managers to better understand: · The differences between healthcare and other consumer-driven markets · What factors are most important for consumers in seeking care providers · How consumers make decisions about healthcare · The system-wide effects of increased consumer choice in healthcare · The important distinction between patients and consumers By celebrating the possibilities inherent to consumer-centered healthcare, Choice Matters offers a refreshing, empirically informed take on how healthcare in the United States can flourish, not wither, in the new economy.
Author : Lisa Zamosky
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 1430249544
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Healthcare, Insurance, and You written by Lisa Zamosky and published by Apress. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthcare is changing and you need to know how—and what to do about it. Getting good medical care shouldn’t be so confusing—or so costly. Healthcare, Insurance, and You simplifies the many confusing details about our healthcare system so you can make informed decisions. Result? Better health at lower cost. With the advent of healthcare reform, things are changing—especially when it comes to insurance. Most people will now have to buy insurance. Do you know where to get a policy or what to look for in one? Did you know more people will now qualify for free or subsidized healthcare? Even if you get insurance through work, you'll face new choices that you'd better understand to maintain your peace of mind. As this book shows, the failure to understand how insurance and the healthcare system work can have a major impact on your physical and financial health. Healthcare, Insurance, and You is an easy-to-use guide that explains the main challenges you face when trying to get excellent healthcare: choosing the best insurance policy for your situation, finding the right doctor or hospital, buying prescription drugs the least expensive way, picking out the right Medicare plan, or fighting for your rights when dealing with insurers or medical providers. Healthcare, Insurance, and You includes tips, resources, and strategies for navigating the healthcare system and avoiding common mistakes so you can get the best healthcare for you, your family, or your organization without breaking the bank. This book shows you: How to choose a health plan that best meets your medical and financial needs, including new options under the Affordable Care Act Ways to cut through red tape and fight billing errors and claim denials What businesses need to know about offering—or not offering—insurance to employees How to plan ahead for a disability or for end-of-life care Healthcare costs rank high on the list of money concerns Americans have. And when it comes to getting great healthcare for you and your family and avoiding crippling medical bills, knowledge is power. Healthcare, Insurance, and You is a practical guide that explains the complicated healthcare system in plain language—and puts the power of good health back in your hands.
Author : David I. Lewin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (858 download)
Download or read book Informing Consumers about Health Care Quality written by David I. Lewin and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Maik Nacht
Publisher : Nova Snova
ISBN 13 : 9781536168624
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (686 download)
Download or read book Health Care Costs for Consumers, Small Businesses and the Bureau of Prisons written by Maik Nacht and published by Nova Snova. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthcare costs continue to rise in the United States and many Americans are struggling to budget and pay for their healthcare expenses. As healthcare costs continue to rise, many Americans still have no idea how much something will cost them before they receive care. Chapter 1 examines some of the causes of increased healthcare costs, and increasing healthcare costs. One of the biggest challenges for small businesses wishing to help their employees with health care is the cost. Small businesses helping their employees purchase health insurance is discussed in chapter 2. From fiscal years 2009 through 2016, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) obligated more than $9 billion for the provision of inmate health care and several factors affected these costs. Chapter 3 addresses BOP's costs to provide health care services and factors that affect costs; the extent to which BOP has data to help control health care costs; and the extent to which BOP has planned and implemented cost control efforts.
Author : Brigham Narins
Publisher : Consumer Health Care
ISBN 13 : 9781573027229
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Consumer Health Care written by Brigham Narins and published by Consumer Health Care. This book was released on 2014-05-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How will the aging of the Baby Boomers impact our health care system? How are preexisting conditions handled according to the Affordable Care Act? Who can I contact to find out more about my Health care options under the Affordable Health Care Act? Should I be putting money into a Flexible Spending Account to help cover my health care costs? You will find answers to these questions and more by using Gale s Consumer Health Care. This title provides concise, easy to understand, information on the often complicated and frustrating interactions between consumers, healthcare providers, and insurance companies, just in time to help answer the questions raised by the implementation of the initial provisions of the Affordable Care Act. With coverage of legislation, types of insurance, healthcare related jobs, methods of healthcare delivery and even non-standard medical practices, this title will provide readers with the information they need to be well-informed consumers and their own best healthcare advocate. Though focused on the health care system in the United States, this title also discusses health care systems in other major countries for comparative purposes. In Consumer Health Care, the entries follow a standardized format that provides information at a glance. The three standard sections include: Definition: Outlines the scope of the entry Description: Provides the central information of the entry Why this is important to the consumer: explains why and how the topic in question relates to an individual s practical healthcare experience The Consumer Health Care focuses on the U.S. healthcare system and the individual's experience with it. Entries cover topics related to the current state of health insurance, the various kinds (including Government programs like Medicare and Medicaid) and methods of its delivery, as well as the history of insurance and the evolution of our current for-profit system and the Healthcare legislation and reform. Standard features/structure of the health/medical titles in the "Gale Encyclopedia Of" books. New kind of content, however: entries cover many topics in 12 categories: Government agencies, Government programs, Healthcare delivery, Healthcare funding, Healthcare improvement, Healthcare professions, Insurance, Issues in healthcare, Legislation, Non-governmental healthcare organizations, Non-standard medical practice, Other healthcare systems, Technology and healthcare."
Author : Butler
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 076379340X
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (637 download)
Download or read book Consumer Health written by Butler and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumer Health: Making Informed Decisions is a concise, current text with the most up-to-date information about health care reform and insurance. It is devoted to the most important issues relative to consumer health issues, including advertising, dietary supplements, herbal remedies, weight management, and medications. There are in-depth analyses of the American health care system, insurance options, and consumer protection. The text also takes a critical look at complementary and alternative therapies. Throughout the text, there are guidelines for making decisions that can benefit the individual. A comprehensive list of learning objectives precede each chapter and a list of study questions conclude each chapter. The questions are designed to help the student summarize the major points of the chapter, prepare for exams, and critically analyze the material contained in the chapters. Instructor Resources: PowerPoint Presentations
Author : Les Stettner
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1440158088
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)
Download or read book The War on Medical Terrorism written by Les Stettner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The healthcare system in the Unites States is broken, and the quality of healthcare is not being addressed by health insurance companies. Costs are out of control and insurance plan designs are shifting the financial burden to the American public. In The War on Medical Terrorism, author and insurance expert Les Stettner wages war on health insurance companies and presents viable solutions to the current healthcare crisis. With the goal of educating Americans, The War on Medical Terrorism unravels the complicated healthcare crisis, details how it began, and discusses ways to resolve it. Stettner presents arguments for socializing healthcare delivery and converting to a single-payer system that will reduce medical expenses by fifty percent. This book provides the tools needed to become the most highly informed consumers and reformers of healthcare. A call to action to work toward logical reform, The War on Medical Terrorism details the necessary steps to restructure the U.S. medical delivery system and to improve it in ways that will result in better outcomes at lower costs for all Americans.
Author : Jaime S. King
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Examining State Efforts to Improve Transparency in Healthcare Costs for Consumers written by Jaime S. King and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States currently spends more than any other nation on healthcare, as a percentage of gross domestic product and per capita. Our healthcare markets suffer from high levels of consolidation, a lack of clear price and quality signals for consumers, and an inability to access price, utilization, and quality data. Price transparency initiatives, like all payer claims databases, can improve healthcare market functioning in all these areas by providing relevant information to decision-makers, including patients, providers, payers, and policymakers, at key decision points. Historically, most price transparency initiatives have focused on changing consumer behavior to encourage them to select providers and services that provide the greatest value at the lowest cost. Unfortunately, these initiatives have not been successful at bending the cost curve due to limited usage and mixed levels of effectiveness. Price transparency initiatives that provide patient, provider, procedure, and plan level of specificity on price and quality to consumers, accompanied by a financial incentive, like reference pricing or tiering, have proven more effective. However, even with these potential improvements, legal barriers including contractual provisions, ERISA preemption, and trade secrets laws continue to hinder the utility of many existing price transparency initiatives. Congress, more than any other entity, has the ability to address the most significant barriers to price transparency in healthcare and maximize the tremendous untapped potential of existing state initiatives, in particular APCDs. To do so, Congress should narrow ERISA preemption to exclude state health reform efforts that do not unduly burden ERISA's goal of uniformity for employer-based benefit plans, while also granting states sufficient flexibility to achieve their health reform goals.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309175364
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Improving the Medicare Market written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-11-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicare beneficiaries are rapidly moving into managed care, as attempts to restrain the growth of this costly entitlement program progress. However, advocates for patients question whether the necessary information and structures are in place to enable Medicare consumers to select wisely among private-sector managed care options. Improving the Medicare Market examines how to give Medicare beneficiaries the same choice of health plan options enjoyed in the private sectorâ€"yet protect them as consumers and patients. This book recommends approaches to ensuring accountability and informed purchasing for Medicare beneficiaries in an environment of broader choice and managed careâ€"how the government should evaluate and approve plans, what role the traditional Medicare program should play, how to help to elderly understand their options, and many other practical matters. The committee discusses the information requirements of Medicare beneficiaries and explores in detail how best to respond to their special needs. And it examines the procedures that should be developed to provide the necessary protections for the elderly in a managed care system.
Author : John F. P. Bridges
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (98 download)
Download or read book Public Reporting of Cost Measures in Health written by John F. P. Bridges and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BACKGROUND: One of the intended goals of publicly reporting the cost and quality of health care providers is to empower consumers to make informed decisions, thus contributing to improved efficiency of the health care system. While public quality reporting is well documented, less is known about public reporting of costs and the impact it has on consumers. PURPOSE: We sought to document current practices for public reporting Web sites that include measures of costs of health care providers, and aimed to assess if these practices are consumer centered. METHODS: Guided by discussions with Key Informants and a targeted literature review, we collected data from active public reporting Web sites in December 2013. We conducted a systematic scan to identify Web sites that report cost measures, and cataloged these measures. We then assessed the degree to which this cost reporting was consumer centered by applying our novel taxonomy, PRICE, that has five domains: (1) price transparency, (2) real comparisons, (3) information on value, (4) connect to care, and (5) ease of use. We assessed each of these domains across three criteria (for a total score of 15) and summarized the data using averages of the sum of criteria (in total and by domain). FINDINGS: We identified 372 Web sites of which 102 were duplicates and 211 were excluded after two stages of review. State departments of health or state hospital associations operated 75 percent of the 59 Web sites that reported costs at the provider or facility level. All the Web sites reported on inpatient care and 71 percent reported average charges. Only 2 percent of these Web sites reported out-of-pocket costs, 7 percent reported costs using symbols or figures, and 14 percent reported current-year data. The PRICE taxonomy produced a median consumer centeredness score (summed across all domains) of 8 of 15, with a range from 4 to 11. For the included Web sites, ease of use was the highest rated domain (mean of 2.6 out of 3) and information on value was the lowest (0.7 out of 3). CONCLUSIONS: Several factors limit the effectiveness of current public reporting of costs practices. These include a focus on charges (rather than consumers' out-of-pocket expenses), heterogeneity and ambiguity in the cost measures and data sources, and a lack of consumer-centered interfaces that allow the customization of searches that are relevant to consumers. Other limiting factors are the paucity of Web sites that provide cost and quality data, a lack of public awareness, and the need for research demonstrating the impact of publicly reported cost measures.
Author : Vail Marie Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (52 download)
Download or read book The Role of Consumers in the Success of the Consumer Driven Healthcare Movement written by Vail Marie Miller and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's legislators have found themselves floundering for an economically tenable solution to the healthcare crisis. Consumer driven health plans (CDHPs) represent a proposed solution based on America's constitutional, liberal roots. The success of the consumer driven health movement relies on the anticipated benefits of better informed healthcare consumer choices and increased associated responsibility. CDHPs--with lower monthly premiums and higher deductibles than traditional plans--should incentivize enrollees to become better-informed, prudent consumers of healthcare by searching the Internet for the cheapest and best providers, insurance plans, and medications. In turn, healthcare costs should decrease and quality of care should increase as providers compete for patients. Potential enrollees' competency to make informed decisions regarding the following five tasks critical to CDHPs were assessed: 1) enrolling in CDHPs, 2) becoming better symptom-based medical decision-makers, 3) learning about preventing and managing common chronic conditions, 4) locating high quality healthcare providers, and 5) curbing spending on medications. Twenty volunteers (10 English-speaking, 10 Spanish-speaking)--all without health insurance, from varying sociodemographic backgrounds--participated in observational usability testing using screen capture software, Morae 2.0. The average Flesch-Kincaid reading level and consistency of information presented on four popular health Infomediaries was also assessed. The results suggest most potential CDHP enrollees don't have the adequate skill sets or online tools to effectively and safely make the informed decisions associated with plan usage. The Infomediaries provided fairly consistent information, but had a mean Flesch-Kincaid grade level of 10.1, well above the recommended sixth to eighth grade level. Most participants used search engines' sponsored links that led to poor quality websites. No participants used the government-produced healthfinder.gov. Home computer access (p=.01) and increased years of education (p=.02) had statistically significant positive effects on performance of the tasks. Age, gender, and primary language were not significant. The renovation of healthfinder.gov, health infomediary websites, a free educational program based in public libraries, and a call for greater responsibility by search engines with regard to sponsored links should result in a more just system that is likely to result in delivery of better quality healthcare in America and greater respect for patient autonomy.
Author : Cedric T. Powell
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781634823425
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (234 download)
Download or read book Health Care Cost Transparency written by Cedric T. Powell and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cost and quality of health care services can vary significantly, with high cost not necessarily indicating high quality. As consumers pay for a growing proportion of their care, they have an increased need for cost and quality information before they receive care, so they can plan and make informed decisions. Transparency tools can provide such information to consumers and others. This book examines information on cost and quality available to consumers from selected transparency tools; characteristics of effective transparency tools; limitations, if any, in the effectiveness of CMS transparency tools; and CMS efforts to expand cost and quality information available through transparency tools. The book also examines how various factors affect the availability of health care price information for consumers; and the information selected public and private health care price transparency initiatives make available to consumers.
Author : Christopher T. Erb
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135152626X
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)
Download or read book Consumer Choice written by Christopher T. Erb and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The United States health care system is unique among those of other developed economies--most significantly because health care is not a legal right in the United States. Instead, it is considered an employee benefit and a privilege, unless one is over age 65 or of low income. The United States is the only developed country without some form of universal health care.Contributors to this volume represent an interdisciplinary group of academics, practitioners, and service delivery providers. The volume begins with a general examination of the politics of health and social welfare in the United States. It then focuses on the importance and role of consumers in the U.S. economy, and dilemmas associated with promoting consumer choice. It explores policy issues and challenges in three specific areas: controlling health care costs and protecting choice with respect to health care, the major challenges to informed choice in health care, and barriers to effective health care service delivery. Contributors explore changes and reforms that have been introduced within public and privately financed systems over the past ten years.Consumer Choice examines in a timely and efficient manner critical social and health policy issues--nationally and internationally--and the major challenges that face informed choice in health care and social policy. Policymakers, health care officials, and medical personnel in the United States and other countries will find this volume highly informative."
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309144337
Total Pages : 852 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Healthcare Imperative written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-01-17 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has the highest per capita spending on health care of any industrialized nation but continually lags behind other nations in health care outcomes including life expectancy and infant mortality. National health expenditures are projected to exceed $2.5 trillion in 2009. Given healthcare's direct impact on the economy, there is a critical need to control health care spending. According to The Health Imperative: Lowering Costs and Improving Outcomes, the costs of health care have strained the federal budget, and negatively affected state governments, the private sector and individuals. Healthcare expenditures have restricted the ability of state and local governments to fund other priorities and have contributed to slowing growth in wages and jobs in the private sector. Moreover, the number of uninsured has risen from 45.7 million in 2007 to 46.3 million in 2008. The Health Imperative: Lowering Costs and Improving Outcomes identifies a number of factors driving expenditure growth including scientific uncertainty, perverse economic and practice incentives, system fragmentation, lack of patient involvement, and under-investment in population health. Experts discussed key levers for catalyzing transformation of the delivery system. A few included streamlined health insurance regulation, administrative simplification and clarification and quality and consistency in treatment. The book is an excellent guide for policymakers at all levels of government, as well as private sector healthcare workers.
Author : Judith R. Gelman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Competition and Health Planning written by Judith R. Gelman and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Task Force on Consumer Health Education
Publisher : Aspen Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Promoting Health written by Task Force on Consumer Health Education and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 1976 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The report of the Task Force on Consumer Health Education provides guidelines to policy development in disease prevention, health promotion, and health education. The report emphasized the relation of health status to life style and the timeliness of the current challenge of consumer health education. Current programs, practices, and problems in health education are summarized and analyzed. Major themes of the report are: 1) individual behavior and life style, influenced by internal and external factors, play a major role in health, illness, disability, and premature death; 2) the individual is responsible for informed choices in health care and behavior change; 3) health education is multidisciplinary; 4) empirical research is needed to assess the long-term effects of health education; 5) substantial resources should be committed to health education; 6) the Federal Government has the responsibility to promote health education and assess the effects of national policy; and 7) health education must be rigorously researched and developed, adequately financed and throughly evaluated.
