Do you see integrated health plans, where the insurance, medical providers and pharmacies are all together in one organization, as another possible solution to our country's problems with the financing of healthcare? Kaiser Permanente, Geisenger, Intermountain Healthcare, for example?
In a word, no. One might think that efficiencies would take charge in such a system, but unfortunately, in practice we've seen those models prices creep up to where the rest of the fully-insured market is. Furthermore, they tend to act with the the least customer-friendliness, as they know that once members are in that system they are loathe to leave. Captive audience.
Do you see integrated health plans, where the insurance, medical providers and pharmacies are all together in one organization, as another possible solution to our country's problems with the financing of healthcare? Kaiser Permanente, Geisenger, Intermountain Healthcare, for example?
In a word, no. One might think that efficiencies would take charge in such a system, but unfortunately, in practice we've seen those models prices creep up to where the rest of the fully-insured market is. Furthermore, they tend to act with the the least customer-friendliness, as they know that once members are in that system they are loathe to leave. Captive audience.