Do "Consumer-Directed" Health Plans Bend the Cost Curve Over Time?
Firms offering consumer-driven health plans spent less on health care over a three-year period relative to firms offering lower-deductible plans.
Peter Huckfeldt is an adjunct economist at the RAND Corporation. His research focuses on payment reform for health care providers, the organization of health care providers, health insurance benefit design, and chronic disease management. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Davis.
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Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Davis; M.A. in economics, University of California, Davis
Authored by Peter J. Huckfeldt
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