More on how Obamacare may be inadvertently driving a consumer-driven healthcare revolution

"The law is driving people into high-deductible plans" (WSJ):

The widespread adoption of high-deductible plans does, however, face two major challenges.

First, advocates of consumer-directed health care suggest that much of the money saved in premiums—high deductible plans can be thousands of dollars less expensive than comprehensive plans—be put into health-savings accounts to help pay for routine care. Over time, that savings can grow into a large nest egg.

But without that backstop, Americans will face the worst of both worlds: no coverage for everyday care and no dedicated financial resources to offset new expenses. Hence, critics cry that high-deductible plans leave patients “underinsured”—and that they will avoid or delay needed care as a result. The evidence is mixed. But it seems to be a problem particularly among those who enroll in high-deductible plans on the ObamaCare exchanges; few appear to be establishing health-savings accounts. One problem is that the exchanges make it very difficult to identify HSA-eligible plans.

Second, consumer-directed health care works because it encourages competition. Unfortunately, competition in medicine seems to be falling as hospitals and insurers merge, potentially leading to higher and more opaque prices.

I think even the WSJ is underestimating the potential for concierge care.