By Mindy Woerter
September 19th, 2011

Business owners routinely cite the cost of health care among the top issues plaguing their productivity, but often feel there's not much they can do about it.

Enter Maine Health Management Coalition, a Portland-based organization working to lower health care costs and improve quality. The coalition's 60-plus members include large employers like Bath Iron Works, MEMIC and Wright Express; unions; health care providers; and insurance companies, all willing to discuss ways to reform the health care system to make health costs manageable for businesses, while ensuring access to high-quality care.

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