Healthcare: education, intranets driving decisions.

AuthorMarshall, Jeffrey
PositionBrief Article

As more U.S. companies embrace health care consumerism to help stem rising costs, they are placing far more emphasis on employee education and the technologies that facilitate better employee decision making, according to experts and research from Watson Wyatt Worldwide.

A recent survey of more than 550 large employers by Watson Wyatt and the National Business Group on Health shows a sharp increase in the number of companies providing detailed information to help employees become better health care consumers:

Percent of Employers Providing Employees with Information On: Specific Health Issues 2003 38% 2004 42% 2005 71% Provider and/or Hospital Quality 2003 16% 2004 23% 2005 35% Healthcare Service Unit Price 2003 4% 2004 11% 2005 20% With the advent of health savings accounts (HSAs), employees also have a far greater need for...

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