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Physician/insurer relations improve; Spirit of cooperation helps change health care system, experts say.

Publication: Business Insurance
Publication Date: 30-JUN-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Physician/insurer relations improve; Spirit of cooperation helps change health care system, experts say.(News)

Article Excerpt
Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ

SAN FRANCISCO-Health care provider and insurer relationships are beginning to improve, a necessary step in creating performance networks that provide critical information about the quality and cost of care provided by physicians, observers say.

The sometimes adversarial relationship between payers and providers that has barred change and accountability in the health care system is showing signs of thawing. Some providers now are willing to meet with insurers to discuss these issues, which would not have happened a few years ago, said Dr. Kevin Weiss, president and chief executive officer for the American Board of Medical Specialties in Evanston, Ill.

"It's a very real firewall that we need to take down,''...

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