Fontis Launches "CDH Compass" Blog and Forum

In order to facilitate discussion and help exchange knowledge about the implementation of consumer-directed healthcare (CDH) plans—Fontis Health has launched a new online educational resource and discussion forum titled CDH Compass www.cdhcompass.com, available online now.

As the provider of a unique online support platform for CDH plans—Fontis Health has a particular interest in helping the business world start a practical dialogue about this still-evolving concept in healthcare. CDH Compass is authored and moderated by Fontis' Director of Legal and Compliance, Roger Abramson, and focuses not on the argument "Do HSAs work?" but rather "How do I make HSAs work at my business?"

Abramson—a specialist in consumer-directed benefits and HSAs and an experienced writer who has been published in Health Insurance Underwriter magazine, the Nashville Scene, and The Tennessean—calls the blog "an online support forum" for companies who are either currently sponsoring or considering consumer-directed health plans.

Abramson also notes an equal need for health insurance agents to lend their voice at www.cdhcompass.com. "[Insurance] brokers are the front line for implementing HSA-based health plans. Unfortunately, many agents still struggle in the details of implmenting HSAs, and this results in a poor experience for them and their clients." The content available at CDH Compass is designed to help agents develop best practices for educating and explaining HSA health plans, and the open forum allows them to share their successes and failures.

At Fontis, our mission is to encourage the adoption of consumer-directed healthcare in order to help fix our healthcare problem. To affect positive change, open discussion and the sharing of experience is required, and we believe that www.cdhcompass.com is the place to share practical knowledge about this new, exciting idea.