7% of Employers Use Quality Information to Choose a Health Plan

According to a new nationally representative survey funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research:

• 60% of employers offering health insurance say quality ratings are important when choosing a plan.
• 4% of employers say their organization uses HEDIS Scores.
• 1% of employers say their organization uses eValue8.
• 36% of employers offering health insurance say their organization uses quality data.
• 24% say their organization uses other sources to evaluate health insurance plan quality.

Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation