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Most in the Pioneer group achieved quality improvements, but only 18 produced cost savings.
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It remains to be seen whether it functions profitably or not," said Alan Miller, chief executive of Universal Health Services, which operates more than 200 hospitals, behavioral health facilities and outpatient centers."There has been a lot of discussion of moving away from fee- for-service to something like this, but we are a long way from there," Miller said.
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The big opportunity for cost savings lies in getting preventive care for people before they land in the hospital with illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and asthma,
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If it became necessary to do something to be competitive, we might change our mind, but right now we think we can continue to grow our business without spending the capital dollars and replacing what managed care companies can do well, just by contracting,"
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which $14 million was returned to Montefiore."The way you make this work is not by denying care. The way you save money is by giving the right care to the right patients in the right setting,"
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