Published on March 11, 2010 at 11:53 PM
Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby, working in collaboration with
USA Today, writes about potentially controversial policies that are a trend toward value-based design. "Workers at a Portland, Ore., steel mill soon will be able to pick a new type of insurance that offers free care for some illnesses, such as
diabetes or
depression, but requires hefty extra fees for treatments deemed overused, including knee replacements,
hysterectomies and heart bypass surgery" (Appleby, 3/11).
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