Narrow networks, as a concept, is racing through the U.S. health care system, largely in response to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
A study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that examined health insurance company plan design trends in six states offers more evidence that narrow networks will increasingly be the vehicle for reining in premiums and reducing the cost of coverage to the provider.
The study, prepared by researchers at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute—Center on Health Insurance Reforms, gathered data from carriers operating in Colorado, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Virginia.
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