There is similar innovation underway with consumer-directed plans.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Question for Hillary] Reference

And we talk about a consumer-directed system but people don't know prices.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2009] Reference

Nevertheless, competition is fierce, leading to consumer-directed advertising campaigns.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Medical Tourism' Industry Grows Rapidly] Reference

David Josephs, managing director and head of consumer-directed health care at JPMorgan Chase.    From Wordnik.com.  [To Your Health] Reference

She references health literacy initiatives, public reporting of quality indicators and consumer-directed health care.    From Wordnik.com.  [Survival Instincts Propel ‘Difficult Patient’ to Insist on Quality Care] Reference

But perhaps the biggest objection to consumer-directed health reform is that its advocates have misdiagnosed the problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Health Care Crisis and What to Do About It] Reference

Krugman writes, the whole focus of consumer-directed doctrine is on things like routine visits to doctors 'offices and annual dental checkups.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bush Health Plan, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

And that means that consumer-directed health care can't promote savings on the treatments that account for most of what we spend on health care.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Health Care Crisis and What to Do About It] Reference

New studies on the popularity and effects of consumer-directed health care CDHC suggest that CDHC exerts downward pressure on costs and spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [Consumer-Driven Health Care Faces Test] Reference

To counteract losses, employers are turning to consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) that would lower their own costs but raise costs for employees.    From Wordnik.com.  [Healthcare Reform is Vital to Private Insurers] Reference

One, if look at some adoption curves, so we go back in history, the consumer-directed adoption curve almost matches exactly the 401 (k) adoption curve.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get Briefed: David Cordani] Reference

Oh, and 18 percent say they plan to get rid of "more generous health plan options" as a way to move into cheaper ones like consumer-directed health plans.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Private Option] Reference

If consumer-directed health care is to be effective, these providers must give sound advice on both the health and financial consequences of alternative choices.    From Wordnik.com.  [McFadden on the Prescription Drug Program, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Yet another problem with consumer-directed care is that the evidence says that people don't, in fact, make wise decisions when paying for medical care out of pocket.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Health Care Crisis and What to Do About It] Reference

Estimating the impact of medical tort reform on health care spending, for example; or estimating the impact of consumer-directed health plans on health care spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Congressional Budget Office on Health Care, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Liberals sensibly reject "consumer-directed health plans" loved by Republicans when these plans 'high co-pays and deductibles put undue burdens on the sick and the poor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Doesn't Have to Run as a Liberal] Reference

The administration's plans for consumer-directed health care, then, are a diversion from meaningful health care reform, and will actually worsen our health care problems.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Health Care Crisis and What to Do About It] Reference

Health savings accounts, marketed as "consumer-directed" solutions because they pair a high-deductible plan with a tax-free personal spending account, are similarly catastrophic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rose Ann DeMoro: Seeking a Real Health Care Solution] Reference

The view that Americans consume too much health care because insurers pay the bills leads to what is currently being called the "consumer-directed" approach to health care reform.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Health Care Crisis and What to Do About It] Reference

The plans, called consumer-directed health plans, vary from.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

| More consumer-directed community givingTweet This | Print.    From Wordnik.com.  [Springwise] Reference

Inc., now enables consumer-directed rebate charity promotions.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

From 1999 to 2000, there were no consumer-directed ads for Plavix.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dose.ca Music briefs] Reference

America is moving towards "consumer-directed" health care that will transform the practice of medicine.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Medical Quack] Reference

Additionally, the survey found 19 percent of employers will start offering a consumer-directed health plan.    From Wordnik.com.  [- Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community] Reference

Unfortunately for consumer-directed health care advocates, this tough-minded realism fails even on its own terms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Concurring Opinions] Reference

That is followed by health-maintenance organizations and consumer-directed plans that often include high deductibles.    From Wordnik.com.  [azcentral.com | news] Reference

Kaiser said the higher deductibles are partly driven by growth in consumer-directed plans such as Health Savings Accounts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - UPI.com] Reference

The moral hazard idea also underpins the arguments of supporters of consumer-directed health care and health savings accounts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corrente] Reference

(Just ask those who have consumer-directed health plans with high deductibles who pay out of pocket for "normal" medical care.).    From Wordnik.com.  [OnThePharm] Reference

The Kaiser study also found that 31 percent of employers offering benefits but not a consumer-directed plan were "somewhat likely" to provide one next year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Statesman - AP Sports] Reference

The plans, called consumer-directed health plans, vary from employer to employer and require careful comparison with other choices before making the switch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Statesman - AP Sports] Reference

Included in the document is an insurance glossary and information about network-based plans, non-network based coverage, and consumer-directed health plans.    From Wordnik.com.  [About.com Entrepreneurs] Reference

Workers can view consumer-directed plans as a major slash in benefits, which they can be, depending on how much an employer sacrifices coverage to cut costs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Statesman - AP Sports] Reference

The shift to consumer-directed health-care plans generally doesn't come without controversy, though, as they typically require more out-of-pocket spending by employees.    From Wordnik.com.  [CFO.com: Today in Finance] Reference