Be careful what you wish for: consumer-driven health plans may slow the rate of health care inflation, according to proponents. But the technological billing challenges associated with these plans are so complex that they threaten to erase any pricing gains

Risk & Insurance, March, 2005 by Tom Starner

Gary R. Bauman, R.Ph, is vice president of clinical services at Health Trans, a pharmacy benefits administrator based in Greenwood Village, Colo.

TOM STARNER, a Philadelphia-based writer, is a frequent contributor to Risk & Insurance[R] on technology issues He can be reached at www.riskletters@lrp.com.

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