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What HMOs should tell their subscribers, and what you can do about it.
What HMOs should tell their subscribers, and what you can do about it. Consultant Levinson, D. F. 1989; 29 (5): 118-?Abstract
All health maintenance organization (HMO) plans try to control costs by restricting choice of physicians and regulating utilization of service. Have some plans gone too far? Patient and physician can become caught in a complex web of gatekeepers and capitation arrangements, withholds, bonuses, and penalties. Patients are almost always unaware of the details of these pressures on the physician. For the free market system to operate, potential subscribers should receive all of the facts about their HMOs. This article offers practical suggestions for concerned physicians, including information about proposals for legislative requirements of disclosure statements and a list of questions patients should ask before joining an HMO.
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