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Date Posted: Tue, Nov 12 2002, 15:19:52
Author: gary
Subject: Re: Insurance alternative finally approved in Wash.
In reply to: Ronald Terrazas 's message, "Insurance alternative finally approved in Wash." on Tue, Apr 02 2002, 9:57:43

>In January, Washington became the last of the 50
>states to approve a non-insurance alternative (or
>supplement) to conventional health insurance provided
>by a company called Care Entree (NASDAQ symbol: PCIS).
> This has implications for chiropractors, since the
>Care Entree system works by steering self-pay patients
>to physicians (MD's, DO's, DC's, alternative) in the
>PPO or PPO-like networks contracted with the company,
>which invented this new "self-managed care" industry
>five years ago. It must be catching on since the
>company's stock has soared.
>
>Perhaps more interesting is that many physicians of
>all stripses are actually becoming reps for Care
>Entree, since it is such an attractive program,
>particularly for small employers who can't afford
>conventional health insurance benefits. Could it be
>that we're all sick of (from) the insurance billing
>process and the traditional managed care industry?

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