The Trend Towards Consumer-driven Healthcare
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The cost of healthcare in the US is rising at an unsustainable rate and this cost is being transferred directly to the consumer. However, up to 30 per cent of all healthcare expense pays for administration of billing, collection and payments processing. Consumer-driven healthcare is one key way of countering excessive administration costs and a highdeductible health plan is central to this approach. This is aimed at providing more transparency on how the consumer's money is spent.
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