Expert Voices: Tiered Provider Networks as a Strategy to Improve Health Care Quality and Efficiency
Anna D. Sinaiko, PhD, Research Fellow, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public HealthDownload the PDF | Request hard copies | Subscribe to Expert Voices
February 2012
Tiered provider networks are an increasingly prominent strategy in the ongoing quest to contain spiraling health care costs. More and more health plans, self-insured employers and now even state policymakers are turning to tiered networks in the hope of directing consumers to higher-value providers while preserving patient choice. Dr. Sinaiko explains the latest developments and research and offers her thoughts on the ways this approach may evolve in the future. Read more...
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