http://www.healthpolcom.com/blog/2008/09/18/value-of-employer-provided-health-benefits/ A Forum for Discussing and Analyzing Healthcare Issues Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:23:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.healthpolcom.com/blog/2008/09/18/value-of-employer-provided-health-benefits/#comment-3118 Patrick Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:00:14 +0000 http://www.healthpolcom.com/blog/2008/09/18/value-of-employer-provided-health-benefits/#comment-3118 What would be also very illuminating would be to see how the breakdown split among those in their consumer directed health plans and those not in the plans. Pitney Bowes has been a leader in CDHC for some time and they are one of a new generation of companies that are leading in a potentially unique field of employer-sponsored consumer directed health plans. What would be also very illuminating would be to see how the breakdown split among those in their consumer directed health plans and those not in the plans. Pitney Bowes has been a leader in CDHC for some time and they are one of a new generation of companies that are leading in a potentially unique field of employer-sponsored consumer directed health plans.

]]> http://www.healthpolcom.com/blog/2008/09/18/value-of-employer-provided-health-benefits/#comment-2927 Gary Levin Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:48:13 +0000 http://www.healthpolcom.com/blog/2008/09/18/value-of-employer-provided-health-benefits/#comment-2927 Michael, a few comments here which may seem out of place. I read your comments about employee based health care. This is an anachronism in today's world. Most employees change jobs often, lose their coverage, cannot afford COBRA, have illnesses become disabled either temporarily or permanently. Their insurability changes radically because we still factor rates based upon indemnity and risks. We need true portability and a system we carry around with us no matter where we are. Short periods of unemployment and/or disablity must be bridged by alternate financing. Employers should not be in the middle of all this. Tax credits for patients (if they work), and also tax breaks for providers and hospitals for giving care to the uninsured. It as you know is a very complicated process, especially if you have to compromise to keep one important feature in the plan. I think rather than a Universal Payor Plan we need a Universal Standard Regulation applied to insurors with strict guidelines. Competition in the marketplace would be for quality, efficiency not strictly costs . Controlling costs by limiting reimbursement does nothing for processes which are affected by inflation,it just degrades care Michael, a few comments here which may seem out of place. I read your comments about employee based health care. This is an anachronism in today’s world. Most employees change jobs often, lose their coverage, cannot afford COBRA, have illnesses become disabled either temporarily or permanently. Their insurability changes radically because we still factor rates based upon indemnity and risks. We need true portability and a system we carry around with us no matter where we are. Short periods of unemployment and/or disablity must be bridged by alternate financing. Employers should not be in the middle of all this. Tax credits for patients (if they work), and also tax breaks for providers and hospitals for giving care to the uninsured. It as you know is a very complicated process, especially if you have to compromise to keep one important feature in the plan.
I think rather than a Universal Payor Plan we need a Universal Standard Regulation applied to insurors with strict guidelines. Competition in the marketplace would be for quality, efficiency not strictly costs . Controlling costs by limiting reimbursement does nothing for processes which are affected by inflation,it just degrades care

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