Word: hmos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...study has far-reaching implications since so many Americans use for-profit HMOs, according to the study's authors...
...large proportion of Americans are getting their care in HMOs," said Associate Professor of Medicine Dr. Steffie J. Woolhandler, who co-authored the study with Associate Professor David U. Himmlestein...
...These new HMOs that dominate the market are primarily for-profit," Woolhandler said. "And little is known about the quality of care in those plans...
...think a lot of doctors had guessed that the quality of care is better in non-profit HMOs," she said, adding that private health plans generally spend more money than not-for-profits on various expenses...
...researchers worked with data the HMOs turned over to the National Committee for Quality Assurance. And Woolhandler said the data, which was volunteered by the HMOs themselves, is as accurate as possible...