Category Archives: Health Care Costs

Weekly Radio Segment – Financial Safety Net

Posted by Eric Schultz on May 5, 2012 no comments

Eric’s weekly radio segment – click here to listen Recently, there’s been talk of limiting the amount of financial reserves that Massachusetts health insurers are allowed to carry. While this may sound like a good idea, it’s not; reserves provide a safety net that ensures hospitals and physicians get paid…

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Categories: Harvard Pilgrim, Health Care Costs

Weekly Radio Segment – Provider Price Reform

Posted by Eric Schultz on November 11, 2011 no comments

Eric’s Weekly Radio Segment – Click here to listen Last week, the special Commission on Provider Price Reform put a spotlight on the problem of high prices charged by hospitals and physician groups that wield excessive market power.  They recommended a series of strategies to fix this major cost driver. …

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Categories: Accountable Care Organizations, Care Coordination, Cost Reduction, Health Care Costs, Health Care Reform