On the Record 05 05 2021

"The hope would be that you're able to build products around existing plans or products that you have with existing networks. But consolidation has been a wrinkle that I think has created some challenges for the insurance companies."

— Michael Marchand, chief marketing officer for the Health Benefit Exchange and a former CMS official, talked with AIS's Health Plan Weekly about why hospital consolidation has been a challenge for Cascade Care, Washington's public-option insurance program.

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