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    prescription plan‚ discount plans‚ self directed (SDHP)‚ high deductible plans (HDHP)‚ exclusive providers organizations (EPOs)‚ HMOs‚ POS and PPOs. Two of the main types of managed care plans that are currently used are HMOs (health maintenance organizations)‚ PPOs (preferred provider organizations)‚ and POS (point of service). POS is one of the less common managed care organizations. HMO or health maintenance organizations are primary care through network providers. Most Americans are enrolled in this type

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    aspects of healthcare. 4. Why have many insurers replaced retrospective health insurance plans‚ with group plans such as HMOs and PPOs? To help control the cost‚ with HMOs you have a fixed rate for the coverage you received for medical care and with PPOs you have a primary care provider that manages your healthcare and quality of the healthcare you receive. Both HMOs and PPOs have a prepaid health plan and physicians that are under contract with an organization. 5. What are

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    System Evolution Paper This paper will discuss how HMOs have influenced current health care systems. HMOs have been able to reduce health care cost in many ways and have also faced many difficulties along the way. Many Americans years ago did not have health coverage and we are still seeing this today because of the cost of these plans. HMOs or Health Maintenance Organizations are health care plans that reduce health care cost. Members of an HMO are usually required to make a co-payment when seeing

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    design will not be around in the next thirty years it is losing favor with employers. HMOs are the most tightly closed of all managed care systems. HMOs typically provide no coverage for out-of-plan services and require health care providers to share the financial risk for the amount of services provided. Data have shown that‚ at an aggregate level‚ premiums are lower in communities with a higher penetration of HMO plans and more intense competition among health plans (Stein‚ 1997). Restricted provider

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    10 Introduction and history of health insurance in the united states Chandra Westergaard Crowell & Moring I. Introduction and History of Health Insurance in the United States Health “insurance” provides individuals with protection against the financial loss that can result from accidents or sickness. In the United States‚ very few people continue to receive protection from losses against illness through what would traditionally be thought of as “insurance.” Instead

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    References: Baker‚ L. (2000). What does HMO market share measure? Examining provider choice restrictions. (Vol.3). Forum for Health Economic & Policy. Bazzoli‚ G.J.; Burns‚ L.R.; Dynan‚ L.; Wholey‚ D.R. (1997). Managed care‚ market stages‚ and integrated delivery systems: Is there a relationship

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    Chapter 12 What is the term PPO stands for? Preferred Provider Organization What is the Characteristics of PPO? Tends to be used in two ways. One way to apply to health care providers that contract with employers‚ insurance companies‚ union trust fund‚ third-party administrators‚ or others to provide medical care services at a reduced fee. PPO may be organized by the Providers themselves or by other organizations‚ such as insurance companies the Blues. Like HMO they may take the form of group

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    1. Question : The increased demand for medical billers‚ medical office assistants‚ and medical coders can be attributed to: Student Answer: Physicians having more responsibility for filing claims Untimely claims payments that result in financial difficulty More patients using managed care All of the above Comments: 2. Question : All of the following changes were a result of managed care except Student Answer: Physicians having

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    Nursing Leadership Issues after an Acquisition Mergers are described by some as the blending of two companies‚ whereas acquisitions occur when one company is purchased and absorbed by another (Piper & Schneider‚ 2015). Mergers and acquisitions within the healthcare community occur primarily to improve both the structural and economic efficiencies found within the organizations (Mancini‚ 2015). For much of the healthcare and nursing staff‚ feelings of fear and loss often accompany an acquisition

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    In December 1998‚ Aetna announced that it would purchase Prudential Health Care from Prudential Insurance Company for $1 billion in cash and debt. The merger created the biggest healthcare company in the United States with 22.4 million customers (Freudenheim). In July of the same year‚ Aetna had just purchased NYLCare from New York Life Insurance to become the fourth largest managed-care company‚ and it was still in the process of integrating (3-99 CV 398-H). The Prudential Health Care merger was

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