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How purchasers evaluate health plans

P L Grimaldi

    Nursing Management
    |November 25, 1997
    PubMed
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    Health care purchasers use price, quality, and access data to evaluate plans and encourage competition. They also incentivize cost-conscious choices and provide information to improve perceptions of managed care.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health economics
    • Health services research
    • Healthcare management

    Background:

    • Healthcare purchasers and coalitions are key stakeholders in the health insurance market.
    • Rising healthcare costs necessitate strategies to improve efficiency and value.
    • Employee perceptions of health plans significantly influence enrollment and utilization.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine how healthcare purchasers are leveraging indicators to influence health plan competition.
    • To understand strategies employed by purchasers to promote cost-conscious healthcare choices among employees.
    • To assess methods used to address negative employee perceptions of managed care.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of purchaser initiatives focusing on price, quality, and access metrics.

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  • Review of financial incentive programs designed to influence employee health plan selection.
  • Examination of information dissemination strategies aimed at improving managed care perception.

    • Main Results:

    • Purchasers are actively using performance indicators to drive health plan competition.
    • Financial incentives are being implemented to encourage cost-effective healthcare utilization.
    • Information campaigns are being deployed to counter negative views of managed care.

    Conclusions:

    • Purchaser strategies are multifaceted, addressing plan competition, consumer behavior, and perception.
    • These approaches aim to create a more efficient and responsive healthcare marketplace.
    • Effective communication and financial alignment are crucial for optimizing health plan performance and employee satisfaction.