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	"Stakeholders do agree on placing blame [regarding the healthcare system]: insurance companies and government. Fewer than 6% blame hospitals, doctors or patients, but 52% of doctors, 31% of employers and 28% of consumers blame insurance companies and 31% of physicians, 32% of employers and 47% of consumers blame government." Excerpted from: Value Based Payment News, Volume 3 Issue 2, February First Edition 2018, "Surveys: Patients, Providers, Payers Disagree on Key Aspects of Value."
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	The Future of Value-Based Care in Workers’ Compensation – Part 1 Outlook on Outcomes blog/Paradigm Management Services, January 11, 2018
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