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Previous Volume 338:1084-1088 April 9, 1998 Number 15

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Part 1 of this article described three cost-saving health care strategies embraced by large employers: channeling employees into managed-care plans, increasing the negotiating power of employers by aggregating them into regional purchasing coalitions, and contracting directly with health care providers, thereby reducing or eliminating the role of managed-care insurers. We explored the first and second strategies in part 1 and began a discussion of direct contracting through a description of the Buyers Health Care Action Group (BHCAG) in Minnesota's Twin Cities. We begin part 2 with an evaluation of Choice Plus, the BHCAG program in which employers bypass managed-care plans . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The View of the Practicing Physician

Will BHCAG Succeed?

Will Employers Dump HMOs?

Can Employers Improve Quality?

Should Health Insurance Be Employment Based?

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