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That greater quality and Price Transparency for providers them self could have an impact on physician referral pattern and how they deliver care. As we look at new methods of payment, physicians will have greater and greater incentives to make smarter choices but transparency has to be a building block. As executive representing Many Health Care providers across the country, they and consumers buy transparency and i commend the city working together to advance the efforts. Can i ask you a few followup questions. You talk about price information. As you think about the data set that would be id...

Information, but it would take complicated out rhyme to see what the best choice is. The various stakeholders in the industry that are prevy could work together. Its unlikely that it will lead to transparency. They may be a need for government to step in. The city and county of San Francisco could facilitate Price Transparency in a variety of ways. The city and county could require that health plan maintain robust and quality tools. Second it could ask its Health Plan Partners to work toward eliminating gag clauses from providers in they prohibit the health plan from sharing information with t...

Could require that its contracted plans maintain robust Price Transparency tools for their patient members and can that they work toward eliminating the gag claws of providers so theres not holes to consumers about what different providers might cost in terms of their out of pocket liability. What i was about to say is the city of San Francisco, in order to make sure it meets its fiduciary duties could have all contract plans could offer discloses. Any Third Party Vendor contracted by the city and county so analyze on make Information Available to consumers. The city could consider building it...

CORDOVA - The Cordova City Council voted recently to proceed with the Head Start program after officials gave assurances to concerned seniors - including Councilman Larry Sides - that they

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