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L Miller1, J Miller

  • 1Health System Management, Inc., Minneapolis, MN.

Managed Care Quarterly
|March 4, 1994
PubMed
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Many employers lack knowledge in healthcare purchasing, leading to higher costs. Informed decisions based on needs analysis can avoid unnecessary expenses and improve employee benefits.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Management
  • Healthcare Economics
  • Business Administration

Background:

  • Employers often make healthcare purchasing decisions with limited information.
  • Lack of employer knowledge contributes to inefficient healthcare spending.
  • Current purchasing practices can lead to higher healthcare costs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the consequences of uninformed healthcare purchasing by employers.
  • To identify common pitfalls in employer healthcare benefit strategies.
  • To emphasize the importance of informed decision-making for cost containment.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of employer healthcare purchasing behaviors.
  • Identification of factors contributing to increased healthcare costs.

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  • Review of common employer strategies for benefit plans and managed care enrollment.

    • Main Results:

    • Employers frequently purchase unnecessary services or pay for services not covered.
    • Ineffective cost containment programs and standard benefit changes often increase costs.
    • Failure to assess health plan quality and provider network criteria leads to suboptimal outcomes.

    Conclusions:

    • Informed healthcare purchasing by employers is crucial for cost control.
    • A thorough needs and expectations analysis can mitigate purchasing inefficiencies.
    • Employers must critically evaluate health plans and provider networks to ensure value and quality.