Standoff on health care payment rates hurts both sides

The standoff over rate increases between Southcoast Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts raises a natural question: Could it happen here? Steve DeToy, director of government and public affairs at the Rhode Island Medical Society, recalled a near miss in recent years between a major insurer and hospital he declined to name.

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