Experience With Consumer-Driven Health Plans: Does the Performance of High-Deductible Health Plans Match Expectations?

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The three surveys included in Exhibit 1 are The Kaiser Family Foundation Survey (2005), America's Health Insurance Plans (2005) and the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics National Compensation Survey (2005 ).

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