Trends To Watch In 2011 Include Decreased Health Care Utilization – Report
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Higher deductibles for employee-based health insurance plans in 2011 could lead to a decline in the use of health care products and services, according to a December report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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