Abstract and Introduction Will Consumer-Directed Care Worsen Disparities? Policy Fixes: Can The Consumer-Directed Model Be Made More Equitable? Concluding Comment: A Path Best Not Taken References ...

Broad adoption of "consumer-directed health care" would probably widen socioeconomic disparities in care and redistribute wealth in "reverse Robin Hood" fashion, from the working poor and middle ...

The consumer-directed model, which is usually for Medicaid recipients, allows those qualified to choose the services or care they need and hire a caregiver outside of an agency, like a neighbor ...