Many advise gradual approach to introducing CDHPs; Some employers believe it's better to jump right in.(consumer-driven health care plans)

Business Insurance, August, 2006 by Greenwald, Judy

Byline: JUDY GREENWALD Employers are divided over how to introduce consumer-driven health care plans. Some believe strongly that the best course of action for employer and employee alike is to make the decision to change to a consumer-drive health plan, and then make the change. But many others advocate following an incremental approach by offering consumer-driven health plans, at least initially, as just one plan option.

They believe this gives the employer an opportunity to educate workers on how the plans work. "I don't see a lot that are going straight into it,'' said Helen Darling, president of the National Business Group on Health, a Washington-based employer organization. "It's a big change,'' she said. "Inertia is probably the strongest force...

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