http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2009/11/18/addressing-the-problem-of-cost/ Research and discussion of the Colorado health insurance industry and the healthcare crisis in America. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:46:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2009/11/18/addressing-the-problem-of-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-14171 Don Levit Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:34:25 +0000 http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/?p=1469#comment-14171 Jay: Thanks for the kind words. I got the idea through participation in various blogs. The goal is that insurers compete on value. Being able to negotiate lower rates due to size would not be part of that value mix. Don Levit Jay:
Thanks for the kind words.
I got the idea through participation in various blogs.
The goal is that insurers compete on value.
Being able to negotiate lower rates due to size would not be part of that value mix.
Don Levit

]]> http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2009/11/18/addressing-the-problem-of-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-14170 Jay Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:06:30 +0000 http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/?p=1469#comment-14170 Don, That may be the best idea I've heard in the entire health care discussion. Did you think of that yourself? Don,
That may be the best idea I’ve heard in the entire health care discussion. Did you think of that yourself?

]]> http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2009/11/18/addressing-the-problem-of-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-14169 Don Levit Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:55:03 +0000 http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/?p=1469#comment-14169 Louise: Interesting article. I just had an idea, so I'll throw it out for peer review. What if the government said, "We will reimburse all procedures according to the Medicare schedule, and providers can balance bill. Then, it would seem to me that providers would then be competing on the basis of value. In addition, insurers would not have the expense of negotiating and renegotiating prices. Large insurers would have no advantage over smaller insurers, except in providing extra balance billing. Don Levit Louise:
Interesting article.
I just had an idea, so I’ll throw it out for peer review.
What if the government said, “We will reimburse all procedures according to the Medicare schedule, and providers can balance bill.
Then, it would seem to me that providers would then be competing on the basis of value.
In addition, insurers would not have the expense of negotiating and renegotiating prices.
Large insurers would have no advantage over smaller insurers, except in providing extra balance billing.
Don Levit

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