Companies that are best at controlling health care costs are more likely than their poorer performing counterparts to offer multifaceted Internet tools that help employees model health care options, a study by Watson Wyatt and the National Business Group on Health has found (see Internet Tools Can Encourage Appropriate Health Care Decisions).
- 58% of the 585 companies surveyed provide intranet/Internet resources that allow employees to compare health care insurance options side by side
- Companies that are best at controlling costs offer additional intranet/Internet tools and are…
- 38% more likely to provide quality comparison tools and
- 36% more likely to provide tools to model the tax impact of health care decisions, such as signing up for a flexible spending account.
- While only a small number of companies offer intranet/Internet resources for provider pricing, those best at controlling costs are 108% more likely to do so.
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