Mass. Health Gurus Call for Revivial of Managed Care

clipped from blogs.wsj.com Massachusetts is in a pickle that could soon spread nationwide: How to make sure everyone can afford to buy health insurance. The state recently mandated insurance for all, but is finding it tougher than expected to bring down insurance premiums and copays to make coverage affordable. In an op-ed in this morning’s Globe, two of the state’s health gurus say the answer lies in managed care Dorsey, former medical director at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Berwick, CEO of the nonprofit Institute for Healthcare Improvement, both practiced medicine in the Harvard Community Health Plan, a managed care system they say was an early adopter of every hot idea you can think of: “electronic medical records, patient reminders, creative roles for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants, quality measurement, and more.” Read a recent WSJ profile of Berwick.