Trial reportBMC health services research2016
Show Me My Health Plans: a study protocol of a randomized trial testing a decision support tool for the federal health insurance marketplace in Missouri.
Trial report in BMC health services research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Supporting Decisions About Health Insurance to Improve Care for the Uninsured
Supporting Cancer Survivors' Health Insurance Marketplace Decisions
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Improving Cancer Patients' Insurance Choices (I Can PIC): A Randomized Trial of a Personalized Health Insurance Decision Aid.The oncologist · 2020Trial
- Development and validation of the neonatal safety assessment scale in disasters (NSASD).BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Interventions to Address Cancer-Related Financial Hardship: A Scoping Review and Call to Action.JCO oncology practice · 2025Article
- Medicare for All: A Health Insurance Literacy Perspective.Health literacy research and practice · 2021Article
- Informed Decision-making for Health Insurance Enrollment: Survey Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Association Between Health Insurance Literacy and Avoidance of Health Care Services Owing to Cost.JAMA network open · 2018Article
- Dissemination of a Web-Based Tool for Supporting Health Insurance Plan Decisions (Show Me Health Plans): Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Observational
- Show Me My Health Plans: Using a Decision Aid to Improve Decisions in the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace.MDM policy & practice · 2016Article
- A Comparison Between Subjective and Objective Methods of Predicting Health Care Expenses to Support Consumers' Health Insurance Plan Choice.MDM policy & practiceArticle
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6 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundThe implementation of the ACA has improved access to quality health insurance, a necessary first step to improving health outcomes. However, access must be supplemented by education to help individuals make informed choices for plans that meet their individual financial and health needs. METHODS/
designDrawing on a model of information processing and on prior research, we developed a health insurance decision support tool called Show Me My Health Plans. Developed with extensive stakeholder input, the current tool (1) simplifies information through plain language and graphics in an educational component; (2) assesses and reviews knowledge interactively to ensure comprehension of key material; (3) incorporates individual and/or family health status to personalize out-of-pocket cost estimates; (4) assesses preferences for plan features; and (5) helps individuals weigh information appropriate to their interests and needs through a summary page with "good fit" plans generated from a tailored algorithm. The current study will evaluate whether the online decision support tool improves health insurance decisions compared to a usual care condition (the healthcare.gov marketplace website). The trial will include 362 individuals (181 in each group) from rural, suburban, and urban settings within a 90 mile radius around St. Louis. Eligibility criteria includes English-speaking individuals 18-64 years old who are eligible for the ACA marketplace plans. They will be computer randomized to view the intervention or usual care condition. DISCUSSION: Presenting individuals with options that they can understand tailored to their needs and preferences could help improve decision quality. By helping individuals narrow down the complexity of health insurance plan options, decision support tools such as this one could prepare individuals to better navigate enrollment in a plan that meets their individual needs. The randomized trial was registered in clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02522624) on August 6, 2015.
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