Category Archives: Consumer-Driven Health Plans
Two schools save big with consumer-driven plans
To understand the macro economics of health care, you have to know what’s going on at the micro level, such as what is going on in two school districts in Wisconsin. Once again, the West Bend School District has moved … Read the rest
Personal health accounts leap in 2011
The stampede toward consumer-driven health care plans continues unabated. A national analysis reported that the number of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) in the country rose from 5.4 million in 2010 to 8.4 million in 2011. … Read the rest
Berwick looked in all the wrong places
On his way out the door, Don Berwick, the academic who headed Medicare and Medicaid for 17 months under President Obama before bowing out in the face of Republican opposition, said there is still 20% to 30% waste in then … Read the rest
Wrong approach: Medicaid rationing
Like other states staggering under the burden of bloated Medicaid’s payments, Wisconsin is rationing health care to ease its budget pain. The Walker Administration, timid about real heath care reform, has chosen to increase premiums and restrictions for recipients, and … Read the rest
Health cost hyperinflation roars on
Update on health cost trends mid-2011: The beast of hyperinflation continues to roar. A spring survey of 200 employers in the greater Milwaukee region showed average cost increases of 8% to 10%. HC Trends reported in its August newsletter that … Read the rest
