Article: HMO deal may create precedent - Harvard Pilgrim's pact with Partners links $$, quality-of-care goals.(Business)

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The Boston Herald
Article date:
June 20, 2001
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A deal between Harvard Pilgrim, one of Massachusetts' biggest HMOs, and Partners, the state's biggest hospital network, promises to set up a groundbreaking model for delivering high-quality care, analysts said yesterday.

Signed after months of tough negotiations, the four-year agreement Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. nailed down with Partners HealthCare System Inc. offers financial incentives if Partners meets certain quality-of-care measures. Patient advocates said the incentives could result improved care.

"It's a very interesting approach," said Robert Restuccia, executive director of Health Care for All. "From the consumer standpoint, any emphasis ...

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