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High-deductible plan participants avoiding preventive care

Overall, use of medical services was down among HDPH plan participants, but that also included routine health services such as wellness visits and cancer screenings.

By Emily Payne | Updated on October 04, 2017
Overall, use of medical services was down among HDPH plan participants, but that also included routine health services such as wellness visits and cancer screenings.

High-deductible health care plans have become increasingly popular in recent years, but new research suggests that participants may be confused about their benefits.

Researchers at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) conducted a systematic review of the relationship between HDHPs and use of health care services.The results of the study, to be published this month in Health Affairs journal, examined and complied the findings of 28 other studies.  Overall, use of medical services was down among HDPH plan participants, but that also included routine health services such as wellness visits and cancer screenings.

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