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Article Abstract:

Insurance companies, insurance brokers and employers should all work together to help workers learn to become responsible consumers when evaluating health care plans. Most employees believe that they have a right to health insurance, but they must change this attitude if managed care is to succeed in controlling health care costs. Employee benefits plans should be designed so that workers have a choice of health plans. Deductibles, contribution strategies, out-of-pocket maximums and coinsurance should be taken into consideration by insurers.

Management, Finance, Medical care, Cost of, Health care costs, Employee benefits, Public relations

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Sharing the burden

Article Abstract:

Insurers should take responsibility for helping to control health care costs. Health care systems will fail unless they preserve insurance principles and focus on individual responsibility in the maintenance of health. The guidelines to follow when establishing an effective health care system include creating broadly defined qualified plans, using federal taxes to encourage individuals to buy private health insurance and creating an Individual Health Account funding alternative.

Analysis, Social policy, Medical policy, Health policy

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