Medicare minus choice: The impact of HMO withdrawals on rural medicare beneficiaries

Health Affairs

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 192-199

  Casey, Michelle ^a   Knott, Astrid ^c   Moscovice, Ira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Division of Health Services Research

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MEDICARE PART B; MEDICARE PART C; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036584730     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.21.3.192     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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4. R. Pear, "HMOs Plan to Drop Medicare, Calling Fees Too Low," New York Times, 22 September 2001, A8.
5. CMS, Medicare+Choice: Changes for the Year 2000.
6. CMS, "Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries after HMOs Withdraw," 15 July 1999, www.hcfa.gov/medicare/mcfact.htm (26 July 1999).
7. GAO, Medicare+Choicc.
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