Minot Daily News September 17, 2022

North Dakota’s healthcare market has been evolving, and the speed of the change has been picking up. 

Representatives of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota who spoke with The Minot Daily News recently indicated the continuing evolution could make healthcare not only better but help curb the rise in healthcare costs.

Both would be welcome events for consumers. No one wants to see large jumps in insurance premiums, as has happened at times in the past.

BCBSND President Dan Conrad described the historical insurance system as “churn medicine.” The more patients use medical services, the more reimbursements come to providers. In attempting to steer healthcare costs to a more sustainable level, BCBSND would like to move to...

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