Cut out the middleman. Coalition seeks big savings by taking the direct approach.
A large Minnesota business coalition is planning to contract directly for healthcare services with groups of providers. The effort, headed by Fred Hamacher and Steve Wetzell, aims to save money by eliminating the middleman--a move viewed with alarm by managed-care plans in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market.
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