What can happen if Blues compete
When public hearings on the proposed merger of the state's two largest health insurers begin next month, speakers opposed to the deal are sure to complain that a combination of Independence Blue Cross and Highmark Inc. would quash competition. »Read story
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Competition is good in theory, says Samuel Bub, an Emmaus doctor. "But for the average physician in a small practice, we need to be part of both plans.. . . A small group is in no position to bargain."




