A New Breed of Buyers

Over the next decade, the healthcare industry will be transformed into a consumer-focused marketplace. One critical enabler of this dramatic change will be a shift of employer-sponsored health plans away from defined benefits and toward defined-contribution formats. Much as the defined-contribution...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Best's Review 2000-10, Vol.101 (6), p.164
Hauptverfasser:	Altman, Larry, Knott, David
Format:	Magazinearticle
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Business forecasts Consumer protection Consumerism Consumers Defined contribution plans Economic aspects Employee benefits Employees Employers Forecasts and trends Group health insurance Health care industry Health insurance Health insurance industry Managed care plans (Medical care) Management Medical care, Cost of Public opinion
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Zusammenfassung:	Over the next decade, the healthcare industry will be transformed into a consumer-focused marketplace. One critical enabler of this dramatic change will be a shift of employer-sponsored health plans away from defined benefits and toward defined-contribution formats. Much as the defined-contribution model has placed individuals center stage in determining how to finance their own retirements, employees will soon be placed in the driver's seat for selecting their own health plans and providers in an open market. The economic rewards will be enormous for those who can create winning companies that meet the needs of tomorrow's primary healthcare customer - the consumer.
ISSN:	1527-5914 2161-282X