Consumer Driven Healthcare Institute to Announce Results of a Study on Employer Trends Related to Consumer Driven Health Care at the 2007 CDHC Expo in Las Vegas.Additional Preliminary Data Will Be Presented Regarding Medicare and Medicaid Medicare and Medicaid U.S. government programs in effect since 1966. Medicare covers most people 65 or older and those with long-term disabilities. Part A, a hospital insurance plan, also pays for home health visits and hospice care. Trends Related To Consumer Driven Health Care NASHUA Nashua (năsh`  ə), city (1990 pop. 79,662), seat of Hillsborough co., S N.H., on the Merrimack and Nashua rivers near the Mass. line; settled c.1655, inc. as a city 1853. , N.H. -- Prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay  ment n. Media, a leading provider of business-to-business, integrated media and information services See Information Systems. to the prepaid and stored value card industry, today announced that the Consumer Driven Health Care Institute (CDHCI) will announce the results of a study of employer preferences and trends related to consumer driven health care at the 2007 CDHC CDHC Consumer Driven Health CareCDHC Community Dental Health Certificate Expo in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The study and accompanying data are the result of work with several academic institutions and a national survey of employers conducted over the last few months. The study will provide trend data about what employers are planning to do regarding health benefits decisions for 2007 and beyond. Note: For information on obtaining a complimentary press pass to the conference, please visit: www.cdhcexpo.com/mr.htm. In addition, CDHCI will also release preliminary data about health care provider preferences and experiences related to consumer driven health care. The data will also focus on survey and panel studies concerning technology preferences of both consumers and providers. Finally, additional preliminary data will be presented regarding Medicare and Medicaid trends related to consumer driven health care. "As employers engage in planning around consumer driven health care, it is critical for them to understand the trends affecting and driving this dynamic emerging market," said David Randall, Executive Director of the Consumer Driven Health Care Institute. "As the largest industry conference focused on the convergence of healthcare and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. as well as employer solutions, we felt the CDHC Expo in Las Vegas was the ideal forum to present our research findings." "We are extremely pleased to feature this leading edge consumer driven health care industry data for the first time to attendees of the CDHC Expo in Las Vegas," said Jonathan A. Weiner, president of Prepaid Media. A summary and discussion of the results will be made available at the 2007 CDHC Expo from February 26-28, 2007 at the Rio Suites Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. The full report and follow up analysis is available to only members of CDHCI. About Prepaid Media Prepaid Media provides a host of business-to-business media and information services to numerous emerging industries. Areas of focus include the rapidly growing network branded prepaid and stored value card industry, and the consumer-driven health care (CDHC) industry. Prepaid Media's properties include Expo Properties - Prepaid Card Expo and co-located CDHC Expo, and Integrated Media Properties - PayBefore.com, Prepaid Card Report (PCR PCR polymerase chain reaction. PCR abbr. polymerase chain reaction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ), and Prepaid Card Report Newsletter (PCR Newsletter). Prepaid Media also produces the Prepaid Buyers Guide, Prepaid Card Data, the Prepaid Card Awards, and the CDHC Awards. As the various markets served by Prepaid Media continue to evolve, Prepaid Media serves as a trusted partner, providing compelling learning, buying and selling, and organized networking opportunities to key market participants The term market participant is used in United States constitutional law to describe a U.S. State which is acting as a producer or supplier of a marketable good or service. When a state is acting in such a role, it may permissibly discriminate against non-residents. . For more information on Prepaid Media, please visit: www.prepaidmedia.com. |
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