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NewsQuality initiatives offer alternative to 'meat-ax' cost-cutting approach
America has arrived at a "now-or-never moment to contain healthcare costs," according to Margaret O'Kane, president of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. "Value is no longer just nice to Read more...
Study: Value-based insurance design improves diabetes medicine use
A new study has concluded that a value-based insurance program--in this case, meaning one that lowers prices for procedures or medications meeting evidence-based criteria for benefit--can Read more...
Medicare may test 'value-based' coverage design
Typically, when an employer or health plan wants to lower their healthcare costs, they raise co-pays and deductibles, usually without much of an eye to what impact that has on vulnerable patients' Read more...
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