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PRIVATE INSURERS' GOALS: GOOD TARGETS OR CYNICAL PR?

Posted by John Geyman MD PNHP on June 10, 2008 - 3:22pm

The American Association of Health Plans (AHIP) is the national trade
group for some 1,300 private health insurers, which collectively
provide some kind of coverage for more than 200 million Americans. As
the voice of industry, AHIP’s web site boldly describes its goals “to
provide a unified voice for the health care financing industry, to
expand access to high quality, cost effective health care to all
Americans, and to ensure Americans’ financial security through robust
insurance markets, product flexibility and innovation, and an abundance
of consumer choice.” This post examines how successful the industry has
been in one of these goals --- the cost and affordability of coverage.

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