AHA calls for end to commercial insurer policies that hurt patients, raise costs
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Some commercial insurer policies may hurt patients, contribute to clinician burnout and drive up the cost of care, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack notes in an advertorial published today in the Wall Street Journal. Here are four examples.
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