Narrow networks -- also called tailored networks, high performance networks, skinny networks, exclusive networks, focused networks and restricted networks – is not really a new idea. The HMOs and PPOs of the 90s were narrow networks selected primarily because they offer the insurance carrier discounts in exchange for directing patients toward their services. However, the narrow networks of the 90s also attempted ...

Is your organization overpaying hospital bills or relying on the network to provide the best discounts? Hospital care accounts for about 40 percent of healthcare cost and at times...

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