It was a good year for Colorado’s hospitals and insurance companies – good, meaning profitable. But, that may be bad for consumers. According to a new study, that profitability has a lot to do with the high premiums people are paying. Ryan Warner talks to Allan Baumgarten, author Colorado Managed Care 2006, which analyzes trends in the state’s healthcare industry.
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