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Medical,Health News and Articles (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
“Does Enrollment in a CDHP Stimulate Cost-Effective Utilization'” Medical Care Research and Review: The study — by Judith H. Hibbard, Jessica Greene and Martin Tusler of the University of Oregon — finds that people who enroll in consumer-driven health plans generally reduce their use of medical services. The authors write that CDHP members with high [...]
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
"Does Enrollment in a CDHP Stimulate Cost-Effective Utilization?" Medical Care Research and Review: The study -- by Judith H. Hibbard, Jessica Greene and Martin Tusler of the University of Oregon -- finds that people who enroll in consumer-driven health plans generally reduce their use of medical services.
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Business Opportunities Weblog (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
... shop more for medical care. More than ever, people need help negotiating the medical system, said Jessica Greene, a University of Oregon health policy analyst. Photo by lusi .
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
... care.'Complicated decisions'More than ever, people need help negotiating the medical system, said Jessica Greene, a University of Oregon health policy analyst. "We're asking consumers to make more complicated decisions, but the numeracy and health literacy skills of many consumers are not at the level needed to handle this new responsibility," Greene said.Though some consumers...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... forced medical consumers to shop more for medical care, the health advocacy business is blossoming.Jessica Greene, a University of Oregon health policy analyst, said people need help negotiating the medical system more than ever."We're asking consumers to make more complicated decisions, but the numeracy and health literacy skills of many consumers are not at the level needed to handle...
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... shop more for medical care. More than ever, people need help negotiating the medical system, said Jessica Greene, a University of Oregon health policy analyst. "We're asking consumers to make more complicated decisions, but the numeracy and health literacy skills of many consumers are not at the level needed to handle this new responsibility," Greene said. Though some consumers...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... shop more for medical care.More than ever, people need help negotiating the medical system, said Jessica Greene, a University of Oregon health policy analyst."We're asking consumers to make more complicated decisions, but the numeracy and health literacy skills of many consumers are not at the level needed to handle this new responsibility," Greene said.Though some consumers...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... shop more for medical care.More than ever, people need help negotiating the medical system, said Jessica Greene, a University of Oregon health policy analyst."We're asking consumers to make more complicated decisions, but the numeracy and health literacy skills of many consumers are not at the level needed to handle this new responsibility," Greene said.Though some consumers...
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YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
... and cholesterol-lowering medications than were participants with over medical coverage, said Jessica Greene, professor of health policy in the UO's department of planning, public policy and management."CDHPs seem to influence people because of the higher out-of-pocket costs, but not by making people more informed health-care consumers," Greene said. "We did not see more use...
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
... and cholesterol-lowering medications than were participants with over medical coverage, said Jessica Greene, professor of health policy in the UO's department of planning, public policy and management. Sponsored Links "CDHPs seem to influence people because of the higher out-of-pocket costs, but not by making people more informed health-care consumers," Greene said. "We did...
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Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Public release date: 8-Jul-2008[ | | ]Contact: Jim Barlow541-346-3481 Members of consumer-driven health plans choosing less careCDHP participants may be at risk by discontinuing meds for serious chronic conditions, new studies find Jessica Greene of the University of Oregon was a leading co-author on two studies examining prescription drug use and behavior of participants of emerging...
