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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Health maintenance organizations"”.
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The Competitive Effects of Health Maintenance Organizations
The rising cost of health care is a serious problem in the United States today. This thesis examines the competitive effect of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) on traditional providers of health care as a mechanism for cost control. First, a theoretical foundation for addressing the issue is …
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New value chain in the precription drug industry : a mandate to change
… because of deregulation, the emergence of health maintenance organizations (HMOs), which aim to reduce health care costs, the value chain of prescription drug industry has been changing. Accordingly, prescription drug companies have been re-evaluating the traditional value chain of the …
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Spillover Effects Of Medicare Advantage Plans: Does The Market Penetration Of Plans Affect Hospital Care Quality?
… local market penetration of MA plans, such as MA health maintenance organizations (HMOs), MA preferred provider organizations (PPOs), and MA private fee-for-service (PFFS) plans. Using nationally representative data from the 2006 to 2009 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey and enrollment data from …
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The corporatization of health care in the New River Valley, Virginia
… recent transformations in the United States health care system and their effects on the role of physicians. Technology, specialization, ancillary health care workers, for-profit hospitals and managed care corporations have all expanded throughout the health care industry. These changes have …
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Health Status, Goal Attainment, and Number of Visits of Knee Impaired Physical Therapy Patients: A Comparison of HMO vs Fee-For Service Insurance Plans
… continues. Questions and concerns raised by health care providers regarding differences between the two systems remain unanswered. Few studies exist regarding differences in quality of care and health status of physical therapy patients from health Maintenance organizations (HMOs) and …
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Factors in Predicting the Number of Home Care Physical Visits
… significant increase in the utilization of home health care during the past decade. Medicare has attempted to control home care costs by 1) allowing Medicare beneficiaries to join Health Maintenance Organizations, and 2) requiring the use of the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) for …
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A Health System Analysis Approach to Health Outcomes in Medicare Clients With Chronic Illnesses
… measurement efforts have provided information to health care consumers, administrators, and policymakers in assessing concerns about access, quality and costs. With a growing population of older adults with chronic illnesses, cost-cutting strategies in health delivery systems, and federal …