Cost-effective treatment for mental health
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Outcomes research is an expensive but definitely important research method whose aim is to quantify the effect of treatment compared with the natural course of untreated illness. It also analyzes new treatments and competing treatments. This method can also be used to determine cost-related inquiries regarding specific treatments. Thus, employers will also be able to formulate better and more effective benefits plans.
Publication Name: Journal of Compensation and Benefits
Subject: Insurance
ISSN: 0893-780X
Year: 1993
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Medical savings accounts
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Medical savings accounts are employer-funded, tax-exempt accounts used for health care expenses. Such accounts promote provider competition, offer incentives for individual efforts to maintain health and allow patients to choose their preferred physicians. However, they could lead to higher overall health care expenditures for employers, insurers and the federal government.
Publication Name: Journal of Compensation and Benefits
Subject: Insurance
ISSN: 0893-780X
Year: 1996
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