Anne Weiss of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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When it comes to understanding the quality of health insurance plans it turns out employers are confused too. A new survey finds 89 percent of businesses in America that offer insurance don’t know or don’t use independent quality information when deciding on what plans to offer.
Anne Weiss of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which funded the survey, explains:
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MORE THAN HALF OF ALL AMERICANS GET HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH AN EMPLOYER, SO DEMANDING GOOD VALUE FOR THE MONEY BEING SPENT IS CRITICAL. AND WHILE NEARLY SIXTY PERCENT OF EMPLOYERS THAT OFFER INSURANCE SAY QUALITY RATINGS ARE IMPORTANT, ONLY SEVEN PERCENT ARE USING INDEPENDENT DATA TO HELP SELECT A PLAN. HEALTH CARE IS TOO BIG OF A LINE ITEM FOR BUSINESSES TO APPROACH LIKE THIS, PARTICULARLY WHEN SO MANY RESOURCES EXIST TO HELP THEM MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
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The poll was conducted by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. To learn more about the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation visit RWJF.org.