Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield forms local orthopedic care health network

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  1. Time will tell if this confluence of practices agreeing to similar price structuring will yield lower patient costs. Personally, I doubt it. So far, health systems are resistant to price transparency despite rules insisting on it. Why would we assume these agreements will help.

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