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Successful Consumer-Driven Health Plans Integrate Wellness And Prevention

Health care plan members taking greater responsibility for health care decisions “present a viable opportunity to address shortcomings in the [health care] system,” according to an Aon Consulting report entitled The Impact of Consumer-Directed Health Plans with Integrated Health Improvement Services on Health Care Consumers.

The review paper was prepared by Tom Lerche, health care practice leader in Aon’s health and benefits practice. “In particular, consumer-directed health plans with integrated health promotion and wellness programs and member decision-support tools achieve stronger success in motivating and modifying member behavior to reduce health risk factors and health services utilization,” Mr. Lerche wrote.

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posted by Mike @ 9:09 PM