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Consumer-Driven Health Plans

 Six Steps to Effectively Communicating Your CDHC Plan
The new consumer-involved design requires a different communication approach.

Communicating a Consumer-Driven Healthcare Program
How to successfully introduce consumer-involved healthcare.

Controlling Health Plan Costs

 Want Employees to Control Costs: Say So, Act Like It
If you say health plan expenses are threatening your organization’s financial health, act like it matters.

Treatment Drives Healthcare Costs
If we do not control the delivery of treatment, then the main issue is how to pay the cost.

Helping Employees Make Sense Out of Healthcare Plan Costs
Until employees learn the financial facts of benefits, reactions will be mostly emotional.

Putting Health Plans a Positive Light

Taking Care in Communicating Healthcare Plan Cutbacks
Healthcare is an emotionally sensitive benefit. That’s why communicating about cuts is difficult to do well.

Say the Right Things About Healthcare Plans
Part of the problem stems from reliance on phrases that no longer apply and benefits jargon.

Communicating a Point of Service Plan
A thoughtful campaign can educate employees about the benefits of a managed health care program.

Resources and News Clips
Resource: Health Plan Enrollment Planning Information
Employee Benefit News, Transition to Consumer Driven Health: Keying Off Communication
PLANSPONSOR, The Bottom Line: A Carrot, Not a Stick