AHA blog: Bias-Riddled ‘Study’ is More Deception Backed by Insurers
A recent paper funded by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, whose board of directors has a cozy relationship with the industry giant Blue Cross Blue Shield, adds to the growing list of insurer-backed, bias-riddled research aimed at diverting attention away from that industry’s troubling practices, writes AHA General Counsel and Secretary Melinda Hatton. READ MORE.
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