Blue Cross Chief Urges Controls on Rising Medical Costs
Blue Cross chief Walter J. McNerney of Chicago warns costs could reach 100 billion dollars by 1975 and calls for higher benefits paired with strict price controls. He promotes generic drugs, professional fee systems, and broad out of hospital drug access for subscribers.
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Outpatient care shifts under Blue Cross plan impact hospital use
The text argues that extending care outside hospitals under the Blue Cross Blue Shield package would remove physician incentives to hospitalize patients for fee collection. Doctors could treat more patients per hour outside hospital settings, reducing unnecessary admissions.
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