Adverse effects of prohibiting narrow provider networks.
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Many insurers participating in the new insurance exchanges are controlling costs by offering plans with narrow provider networks. Proposed regulations would promote network adequacy, but a pro-provider stance may not be inherently pro-consumer or even pro-patient.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The New England journal of medicine
دوره 371 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014