Via Email We received a question about healthcare provider pricing tactics as they relate to managed care contracting We received a question about healthcare provider pricing tactics as they relate to managed care contracting. The reader asked whether pricing tactics will become irrelevant under the Accountable Care Act. Dear Reader: Healthcare provider pricing tactics will become irrelevant.Payers (govenrment...
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Narrowing the Language Gap in Medical Tourism
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