Riley Brendan
policy analyst, Health Advocacy Project, North Carolina Justice Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
N C Med J. 2018 Jan-Feb;79(1):34-38. doi: 10.18043/ncm.79.1.34.
Lawmakers, health plans, and employers are increasingly shifting a greater portion of health care costs onto consumers in hopes that increased price sensitivity will make them become better health care shoppers. However, health care consumerism offers limited potential for system-wide cost containment and presents significant pitfalls for patients.
立法者、医疗保健计划制定者和雇主正越来越多地将更大比例的医疗保健成本转嫁给消费者，希望价格敏感度的提高能使他们成为更精明的医疗保健购买者。然而，医疗保健消费主义在全系统成本控制方面的潜力有限，且给患者带来重大隐患。
