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  • Managed Care Plan Liability: An Analysis of Texas and Missouri Legislation – Report

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    Managed Care Plan Liability: An Analysis Of Texas And Missouri Legislation Patricia A. Butler, JD, DrPH November 1997 Background As increasing numbers of Americans receive health care coverage through managed care plans, public attention has been focused on some of the problems consumers have with such plans. Although most consumers report satisfaction with their plans, some express concern that plans' financial incentives limit access to needed services. For example, some consumers are not referred to…

  • The Impact of Manged Care Legislation: An Analysis of Five Legislative Proposals from California – Report

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    The Impact of Managed Care Legislation: An Analysis of Five Legislative Proposals from California Health Policy Economics GroupPrice Waterhouse LLP November, 1997 Executive Summary Managed care has grown tremendously in recent years. From 1988 to 1997, at firms with 200 or more employees, the proportion of employees enrolled in HMOs nationwide increased from 18 percent to 33 percent. The presence of managed care varies by state across the country but is particularly strong in California…

  • The Impact of Manged Care Legislation: An Analysis of Five Legislative Proposals from California

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    Kaiser/Harvard National Survey Of Americans' View On Managed Care Introduction:Hello, my name is _________________ and I'm calling for Princeton Survey Research. I'd like to ask a few questions of the Youngest Male age 18 or older, who is now at home. (If No Male At Home Now : Then, may I speak with the OLDEST FEMALE age 18 or older who is now at home) (Repeat Introduction If Respondent Did Not Answer The Telephone) .…

  • Managed Care Plan Liability: An Analysis of Texas and Missouri Legislation

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    The Impact of Managed Care Legislation: An Analysis of Five Legislative Proposals from California Health Policy Economics GroupPrice Waterhouse LLP November, 1997 Executive Summary Managed care has grown tremendously in recent years. From 1988 to 1997, at firms with 200 or more employees, the proportion of employees enrolled in HMOs nationwide increased from 18 percent to 33 percent. The presence of managed care varies by state across the country but is particularly strong in California…

  • Small Employers and Health Insurance and State Reforms of Small Group Health Insurance – Fact Sheet

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    State Reforms of Small Group Health Insurance Between 1989 and 1995, 45 states enacted laws to make health insurance more accessible and attractive to small businesses. The small group market was targeted for reform because about half of all uninsured workers are either self-employed or working in firms with fewer than 25 employees (EBRI, 1996). The problem is that only about half of all small firms offer health insurance (Figure 1). In 1995, 53% of…

  • Retiree Health Trends and Implications of Possible Medicare Reforms

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    Background Health care benefits had been offered to active employees for a long period of time before health coverage became a retiree benefit offered by employers. The key event that made employer-sponsored retiree health care a possible benefit for retirees was the enactment of Medicare in 1965. It was then felt possible to provide a widely desired benefit at a relatively low cost, since the Medicare program would pay the majority of the costs. Millions…

  • Small Employers and Health Insurance and State Reforms of Small Group Health Insurance – Fact Sheet

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    Small Employers and Health Insurance Nearly half of all uninsured workers are either self-employed or work for firms with fewer than 25 employees; another 14% are in firms with 25-99 workers (EBRI, 1996). Differences in health coverage depending on the size and type of businesses have existed for years. Today, only half of small businesses sponsor health benefits. Health insurance among small employers has changed dramatically during the first half of the 1990s, however. More…