the fear of cases of this magnitude may make doctors less likely to treat the cases which actuallydorequire aggressive care (and also contributes to defensive medicine, resulting in greater health care costs). One might ask, however, whether the case, brought...
Doctors learn about managed care Tufts Health Plan establishes instituteCharles Stein, Globe staff
Why? Because Point32Health — the insurer that operates Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care — has failed to negotiate a new contract with the health systems. Related:Nearly 40,000 patients at Children’s, UMass, and Tenet hospitals may be forced to ...