The reality of consumer-driven health plans

Take this story from a small automotive company. The boss is really knowing more employee health information than he ought to:

Mr. Bond’s experience suggests that although information about the price and quality of health care remains sketchy, the president’s push to make the health-care market more like the market for other services can change consumers’ behavior. However, some managers have to turn themselves into instant experts both on health care and on the law. Mr. Bond knows about a transmission rebuilder’s heartburn, a technician’s blood-pressure medication and a visit to the emergency room by a mechanic’s daughter. If he uses health information in firing or demoting an employee — or is perceived to do so — he might be in for a lawsuit.

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