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A HCFO-Funded Article on Physician Interactions with Health Insurance Plans Was One of the Top-Viewed Health Affairs Articles in 2009

Publication Date: 
February 4, 2010

The article, “What Does it Cost Physician Practices to Interact with Health Insurance Plans? [1]” by Lawrence P. Casalino, chief of the Division of Outcomes and Effectiveness Research at Weill Cornell Medical College, and colleagues was one of the top-viewed Health Affairs [2] articles in 2009. This article highlights findings from a HCFO study [3] that examined the administrative burden associated with physician practices' interactions with health plans.

Topic: 
Costs and Cost Containment [4]
Insurance Coverage [5]
Provider Payment and Behavior [6]
Source URL: http://www.hcfo.org/news/findings-hcfo-study-physician-interactions-health-insurance-plans-was-one-top-viewed-health-aff

Links:
[1] http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/28/4/w533
[2] http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2010/01/29/top-20-health-affairs-journal-articles-for-2009/
[3] http://www.hcfo.org/grants/costs-and-benefits-physician-practices-interactions-health-plans
[4] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/costs-and-cost-containment
[5] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/insurance-coverage
[6] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/provider-payment-and-behavior