May 6, 2016

Healthcare consumerism has received significant attention in recent years. Employers, policymakers, benefit consultants and researchers have touted "consumer-directed healthcare," such as high-deductible health plans, as a way to reduce costs by giving consumers more "skin in the game." But there's considerable recent evidence to suggest that these approaches don't realize their stated goals and don't benefit consumers.

This webinar looked at new evidence around consumer-directed approaches to increasing healthcare value and discuss alternate approaches that are truly consumer-friendly and evidence based.

The webinar was a shorter version of our April 21, 2016, in-person event held in Washington, DC.

David Newman and Amanda Frost, Health Care Cost Institute

Chapin White, RAND

Lynn Quincy, Healthcare Value Hub

Webinar Products

• Slide Deck - David Newman and Amanda Frost

• Slide Deck - Chapin White
• Slide Deck - Lynn Quincy
• Webinar Recording

Hub Products

• Hub: More Resources on Rethinking Consumerism in Healthcare
• Hub Research Brief: Rethinking Consumerism in Healthcare Benefit Design
• Hub Mini Glossary: April 21 Conference Recording and Resources 

External Resources 

• The Wall Street Journal. Are Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs Too High? (April 2016)
• Sarah Kliff. I thought people should shop more for health care. Then I actually tried it, Vox. (October 2015)
• Frost, Amanda, David Newman and Lynn Quincy. Health Care Consumerism: Can The Tail Wag The Dog? Health Affairs. (March 2016)