The survey also reported the following results from employers:
-- 83 percent of employers began offering a CDH plan in 2005, 2006 or 2007.
-- 77 percent of employers believe employee meetings are the most
effective method of communicating about CDH plans to employees.
-- 49 percent believe CDH plans make employees better, more efficient
consumers of health care; 27 percent believe they lead employees to
forego needed health care to save money; and 5 percent believe they
have no effect on employee healthcare purchasing.
-- 39 percent believe CDH plans will be successful in controlling
employers' healthcare costs in five years; 27 percent do not believe
they will; and 33 percent don't know.
For more information, contact:
Sara Carlson Stacy Van Alstyne
Aon Consulting ISCEBS
312.381.5045 262.373.7746
sara_carlson@aon.com stacyv@ifebp.org
Note to Editor: See summary of the survey findings on page 4.
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