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title: Is It Worth It? Lower Cost, Limited Choice of Doctors and Hospitals - NYTimes.com - San Mateo Podiatry Group
description: "A Health Trade-Off That’s Here to Stay: Lower Cost, Limited Choice – NYTimes.com."
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# [Is It Worth It? Lower Cost, Limited Choice of Doctors and Hospitals - NYTimes.com - San Mateo Podiatry Group](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/is-it-worth-it-lower-cost-limited-choice-of-doctors-and-hospitals-nytimes-com)

 Written by [Bill Metaxas](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/author/bill-metaxas) | 7/29/14 10:18 AM

[A Health Trade-Off That’s Here to Stay: Lower Cost, Limited Choice – NYTimes.com](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/upshot/why-health-insurance-plans-with-narrow-networks-are-here-to-stay.html?referrer=&_r=0).

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