Managed Care

Illinois Managed Care Review 2006 Finds: Illinois HMOs and Chicago Hospitals Report Higher Profits as State Grapples with Access and Affordability Issues

Published in Managed Care Business Week, April 24th, 2007

Health plans and hospitals alike had their highest profits in recent years in 2005. Illinois hospitals systems are poised to build several new hospitals, and the impact of that expanded capacity on health care costs and access is unknown. The state now contracts with only one Medicaid HMO but is testing other strategies to expand access to health care and health coverage.

These findings are reported in Illinois Managed Care Review 2006, Allan Baumgarten's tenth annual analysis of Illinois health care markets. The report, released at a meeting of the Midwest Business Group on Health, presents a competitive analysis of health plans and hospitals in the state.

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Source: Managed Care Business Week (2007-04-24)

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