Health plans get a strong dose of consumer contempt. Much of it is well deserved, for obstacles and inconveniences they place in the way of good health care. But plans can also do a lot of good-including actually improving the quality of care doctors deliver. We tell you what to look for in a plan and give you inside information on how plans serving this area stack up.

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