Flight of the HMOS: has Medicare + Choice left Medicare recipients bereft of managed care options?
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As much as 400,000 senior citizens and disabled persons were left without health coverage when as many as 90 health maintenance organizations (HMOs) abandoned various Medicare markets. As a result, retirees and other persons beyond the age of 65 are asking benefits administrators to find the right health plans for them. The ideal health insurance plan would require no or low premiums for the aged and poor. They should also cover prescription drugs and preventive care.
Publication Name: Journal of Compensation and Benefits
Subject: Insurance
ISSN: 0893-780X
Year: 1998
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The evolution of managed care
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Managed care is expected to evolve into a system that delivers quality health care in the wake of mounting dissatisfaction from the public and the health care providers. Health care providers have started to develop physician/hospital organizations in lieu of current managed care organizations. The concept of managed care was introduced to the health care providers in the 1980s in exchange for more market share.
Publication Name: Journal of Compensation and Benefits
Subject: Insurance
ISSN: 0893-780X
Year: 1996
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Adapting your managed care strategy to the financial efficiency of health care markets
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Hewitt Associate's study called 'Health Value Initiatives' contain information that aid employers in evaluating the cost efficiency of their health care programs. Several hypotheses regarding the financial efficiency of managed care plans were tested. Results show that in highly-competitive markets, managed care plans are aggressively priced and are more cost efficient compared to markets with less competition.
Publication Name: Journal of Compensation and Benefits
Subject: Insurance
ISSN: 0893-780X
Year: 1996
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