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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

According to MedChi , the average practice received $176,000 in care management fees in 2019. Also, patients may not have a choice of specialists, depending on the insurer's network.

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‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

Physician's Weekly

But that’s when his family began fighting another adversary: their health insurer, which decided the treatment was “not medically necessary,” according to insurance paperwork. Health insurers issue millions of denials every year. ” An Unintended Consequence of Health Reform?