Geronimo Bejarano Cardenas
PhD Candidate, Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University and Grace Mackleby, Research Scientist of Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California
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What Happens When Your Hospital Is Also Your Insurance Company? We're Starting To See The Effects
Health plans that are owned by hospitals have sprung up in many insurance markets, including commercial insurance, Medicaid, which is largely managed by states, and Medicare Advantage. Medicare Advantage is the private alternative to the traditional Medicare program.
