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ISSUE BRIEF: Private Sector Approaches to Healthcare Cost Containment: A Closer Look

PrivatePurchaser_FINAL.pdf | 1.1 MB
November 5, 2013
This paper examines private purchaser approaches to healthcare cost control. The private sector has been a veritable laboratory of new ideas and we highlighted eight current approaches here. These approaches were selected for their promise, efforts to evaluate, and for their focus on reducing costs while maintaining quality.

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Campaign

Your Health Security

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Katy Wilson

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