New York Times article “Insurers Push Plans Limiting Patient Choice of Doctors” offers promise for a market place correction to the abuses by Lancaster General Health in the disposition of their extraordinary profits from market dominance.
If a program were offered to employers at a 15% to 20% discount based upon Lancaster Regional Hospital providing care, many would choose it and employees who otherwise have large initial deductibles or no insurance whatsoever would at least be assured of health care.
Over time this will force LGH to provide insurers with more competitive pricing. Then to compete, the insurers will lower their rates to policy holders.
So instead of money flowing from the public’s wallets to LGH for their inexplicable and opaque use, the funds will remain in people’s pockets for them to do as they see fit.
