Returning to Consumer-Based Healthcare
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Authors:
Jean-Marie Martino -
Publication Date:
July 1998 -
Report Number:
R-1221-98-CH
This report is based on the 1998 Healthcare Conference. The report focuses on the many changes occurring in the healthcare industry, including: how technology is transforming the way doctors, consumers, and insurance companies interact; the government’s role in regulating care; and the role of partnerships in the changing marketplace. Speakers from major U.S. companies also discussed how sharing risk among doctors and managed-care companies can improve care without increasing costs. (28 pages)