Quote of the Day

“The majority of the lowest-cost products [on public insurance exchanges] have ultra-narrow networks, but the majority of ultra-narrow networks are not the lowest priced. What we have concluded is that ultra-narrow networks are neither completely necessary nor sufficient to get to the lowest price point in a market.” — Paul Mango, director of health care systems and services at McKinsey & Co., previewing his firm’s new research paper at a Dec. 12 AHIP conference in Washington, D.C.