Move to Accountable Care Raises Questions About Costs

Sutter Health is working to transition to an accountable care model, which aims to coordinate care among hospitals, primary care physicians and specialists, but some patient advocates are concerned about the increasing power Sutter has to negotiate prices. Sutter President and CEO Patrick Fry discusses the hospital system's prices, expansion plans and patient population.

• "Is Sutter Too Big To Be 'Accountable'?" (Rau, Kaiser Health News/"The California Report," KQED, 11/15).
• "Q&A With Sutter Health's CEO, Patrick Fry" (Rau, Kaiser Health News/"The California Report," KQED, 11/15).