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The essential guidebook on Consumer Driven Care including Consumerism Primer, Key Facts Summary, Health Savings Account Specifications, Key Company Profiles and an Industry Contact Directory. This 180+ page soft-cover book provides an all-in-one reference book for anyone involved in, doing business with, or monitoring consumer driven care, including: a comprehensive learning guide, key data, facts and reference information, detailed technical information on HSAs, and contact and networking resources. Updates for 2005 Edition: Review what's new in the 2005 Guidebook --Consumer Driven Primer - 55 pages of detailed narrative divided into chapters including: Overview; Trends, Models, Components, Navigation, Plan Design, Issues and a Glossary. --Key Facts - 10+ page presentation with graphs, charts and tables listing companies, enrollment, cost sharing, debit cards, spending accounts and key regulations. --Health Savings Account Specifications - A 20+ page discussion of Health Savings Accounts, including explanation of current issues and recent IRS HSA guidance, from nationally recognized expert Ashley Gillihan of Alston & Bird, LLP --Key Company Profiles: 20 pages profiling selected 30+ leading organizations including contact information, web site, and for most companies brief information regarding: Summary Information; Products Offered; Consumer Driven Clients; and Comments. --Key Contacts Directory: 60+ pages profiling 117 industry leaders in consumer driven health care, including contact information, biographies and indexes.