tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 11

COVERAGE: The Future Looks Bright For 'Mini-Medical' Plans

Escalating health care costs push employers to consider bare-bones options.Consumer-directed health care coverage isn't the only trend plans should track as companies desperately attempt to find ways to provide coverage for their employees.Employers are not only turning to new developments like CDHC but also experimenting with bringing in plan designs that have until now appeared in marginal segments of the marketplace. Here's what plans need to know about the increasing popularity of one of those existing designs: limited-benefit or "mini-med" health plans.Mini-Meds Are Set To Break Out Of Their NicheLimited-benefit health plans began in the 1980s...

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