Journal
HEALTH AFFAIRS
Volume 29, Issue 7, Pages 1400-1406Publisher
PROJECT HOPE
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0296
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- California HealthCare Foundation
- National Business Group on Health
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We undertook focus groups, interviews, and an online survey with health care consumers as part of a recent project to assist purchasers in communicating more effectively about health care evidence and quality. Most of the consumers were ages 18-64; had health insurance through a current employer; and had taken part in making decisions about health insurance coverage for themselves, their spouse, or someone else. We found many of these consumers' beliefs, values, and knowledge to be at odds with what policy makers prescribe as evidence-based health care. Few consumers understood terms such as medical evidence or quality guidelines. Most believed that more care meant higher-quality, better care. The gaps in knowledge and misconceptions point to serious challenges in engaging consumers in evidence-based decision making.
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