Between a rock and a hard place: Understanding the employer mind-set

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作者
Galvin, Robert S.
Delbanco, Suzanne
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[1] GE Co, Global Hlth Care, Fairfield, CT 06431 USA
[2] Yale Univ, Sch Med, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
[3] Leapfrog Grp, Washington, DC USA
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10.1377/hlthaff.25.6.1548
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
Large and mid-size employers are "between a rock and hard place" when it comes to health benefits: They are both unable to manage their health care costs effectively or simply get out of offering these benefits entirely. Although there is considerable diversity in how employers approach health care, several goals underlie most of their decisions. It is unlikely that the current round of employer-based health initiatives will succeed at managing rising costs. As a result, employers are likely to become more interested than at any time in the past decade in exiting their roles as providers of health benefits.
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页码:1548 / 1555
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