{"title":"Messenger model IPAs need caution in managed care.","authors":"R Tinsley","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Messenger model independent practice associations (IPAs) are a popular choice for physicians coming to together to improve payer negotiations. However, it is easy for such models to run afoul of antitrust regulations, as did a messenger model IPA in Tampa, Fla. The following is a discussion of this case. You should be able to use it as a guide if and when you are ever involved in a messenger model IPA situation. This article also will provide tips and strategies for working in the messenger model IPA format.</p>","PeriodicalId":79686,"journal":{"name":"Medical group management journal","volume":"46 5","pages":"26-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1999-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Medical group management journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Messenger model independent practice associations (IPAs) are a popular choice for physicians coming to together to improve payer negotiations. However, it is easy for such models to run afoul of antitrust regulations, as did a messenger model IPA in Tampa, Fla. The following is a discussion of this case. You should be able to use it as a guide if and when you are ever involved in a messenger model IPA situation. This article also will provide tips and strategies for working in the messenger model IPA format.
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