Provider and subscriber education: the key to survival.
Any employer's demand for a 20-percent reduction in price is unrealistic and unreasonable. A new mindset is required and can only be achieved through intensive subscriber and physician education about the reality of health care costs.
Capitol District Physicians' Health Plan, Albany, NY.
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