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Health Maintenance Organizations
Researchers at University of Miami have published new data on health maintenance organizations
June 15th, 2009
"Since the mid-1980s, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) have grown rapidly in the United States. But despite initial successes in constraining health care costs, they have come under increasing criticism for their restrictive practices," scientists writing in the International Journal of Health Care Finance & Economics report. "This suggests that, to remain viable, HMOs must change their behavior. Yet few studies offer empirical evidence on the matter. The present study investigates one cost-containment mechanism often associated with HMOs: the assignment of primary care physicians as gatekeepers (who, among other things, monitor patients' use of specialist...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2009-06-15)
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