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Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Contract No: 290-02-0017
Prepared by:
Stanford University-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center, Stanford, CA
Investigators
Laurence Baker
Kate Bundorf
Anne Royalty
Staff
Cristina Galvin
Kathryn McDonald
AHRQ Publication No. 07-0067
July 2007
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.
Suggested Citation:
Baker L, Bundorf K, Royalty A, Galvin C, McDonald K. Consumer-Oriented Strategies for Improving Health Benefit Design: An Overview. Technical Review 15 (Prepared by the Stanford University-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center, Stanford, CA under Contract No. 290-02-0017.) AHRQ Publication No. 07-0067. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2007
This report is based on research conducted by the Stanford University-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC), under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-0017). The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers, policymakers, and others make informed decisions about the provision of health care services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment.
This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for the development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or as a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.
No investigators have any affiliations or financial involvement (e.g., employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties) that conflict with material presented in this report.
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Contract No: 290-02-0017
Prepared by:
Stanford University-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center, Stanford, CA
Investigators
Laurence Baker
Kate Bundorf
Anne Royalty
Staff
Cristina Galvin
Kathryn McDonald
AHRQ Publication No. 07-0067
July 2007
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.
Suggested Citation:
Baker L, Bundorf K, Royalty A, Galvin C, McDonald K. Consumer-Oriented Strategies for Improving Health Benefit Design: An Overview. Technical Review 15 (Prepared by the Stanford University-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center, Stanford, CA under Contract No. 290-02-0017.) AHRQ Publication No. 07-0067. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2007
This report is based on research conducted by the Stanford University-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC), under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-0017). The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers, policymakers, and others make informed decisions about the provision of health care services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment.
This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for the development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or as a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.
No investigators have any affiliations or financial involvement (e.g., employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties) that conflict with material presented in this report.
Chapter 3. Review of the Literature on CDHPs
Chapter 4. Observations on the Size and Content of Literature on Tiering
Chapter 5. Observations on the Literature on Comparative Quality Reporting About Providers