[lbo-talk] advances in health care finance

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Jul 30 06:57:07 PDT 2008


[via The Note]

A play by Pawlenty? "Imagine logging on to your secured personal medical Web profile, checking results of previous lab tests, doing a few quick price comparisons on treatment options, then using your flexible spending account debit card to pay for eligible out-of-pocket costs," Patricia Lopez reports in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. "That's what could soon be in store for all Minnesotans and what will be reality for the state's 50,000 employees as early as next year, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday in a major health-care rollout that he said puts Minnesota in the forefront of consumer-friendly medicine."



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