A Review of State Consumer Health Care Cost Websites
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A Census of State Consumer Health Care Cost Websites
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Background
High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP) • Relatively low premiums • $1,200 minimum for single deductible, and
minimum of $2,400 for family deductible • Can be linked to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Tax-advantaged medical savings account
• Consumer driven health care
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HDHPs may attract…
…The Young and Healthy …Those approaching Medicare age
…The Money Savvy
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Concerns about HDHPs
• Foregone care
• Lack of cost transparency
• Financial burden
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The Study…
Growing enrollment in HDHPs calls for more transparency. Consumers can’t make informed decisions without the necessary information. What information is available?
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The Goal…
• Identify the number of state consumer health care costs websites
• Document and describe the information on these websites
• Determine the effectiveness of these websites to properly provide consumers with cost transparency
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Data Collection Process
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REDCap
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• Google search: • Chose 10 key terms (e.g. “California health care costs”) • Went through first 100 websites
• National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL) article • State Hospital Associations • State Departments of Insurance • State Departments of Social Services • State Departments of Health
Online Search
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My Role
• Worked on creation of the REDCap database and survey instrument
• Developed and refined the search strategy • Searched online for health care cost websites • Catalogued the information contained in the
health care cost websites
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Findings
Preliminary findings suggest that there is a lack of consumer health care cost websites available: • Many states do not have any applicable websites • Most states have very few available websites • Many websites we found were not targeted for
consumers
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Florida
California
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Lessons Learned
• Research is a process • Change is inevitable
• Persistence is crucial