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consumer-directed health plans  

Definition

  • Consumer-directed healthcare is an approach to financing healthcare services wherein individuals are given fixed allowances with which they can purchase specified services. Most plans couple this with catastrophic coverage, usually with a high deductible. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Consumer-Directed Health Plans]

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