The Medical Freedom Channel

“Participants enrolled in consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) are more likely to plan and save for health care coverage, according to a survey by Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA). The survey was conducted by Jennifer Vachon, BCBSA’s executive director of marketing and consulting services, and its findings were presented at the National Consumer-Driven Healthcare Summit in Washington, DC on September 28. The survey brought good news, said Devon Herrick, a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas. ‘Moving to consumer-driven health plans will allow workers themselves to make decisions about health care and other uses for their money,’ Herrick explained. ‘It will also give them an incentive to be wise consumers of health care. In the long run it will benefit both workers and employers.’” (12/27/07)