Medical Travel Helps Unions, Employers Improve Cost and Quality of Care
Stadler, M.
Managed Care 26(8): 32
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 1062-3388 PMID: 28895823 Document Number: 692311
Not all medical travel programs are created equal, so employers should shop with a discerning eye. Most programs use a "proprietary" method to evaluate and select high-quality providers for their networks. It is important to ask questions.
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