Report Examines Medical Discount Cards

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Article Date: 12 Mar 2005 - 6:00 PDT

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"Discount Medical Cards: Market Innovation or Illusion?" Comonwealth Fund: The study, written by Mila Kofman, an assistant research professor at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute, and colleagues, examines the marketing and sales of medical discount cards and how the cards work. According to the study, many people who sign up for medical discount cards might not have sufficient information about the cards, have difficulty obtaining promised discounts or have trouble finding participating providers (Commonwealth Fund release, 3/11).

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