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Health Maintenance Organizations; HMO |
"HMO" redirects here. For other uses, see HMO (disambiguation). A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) is a type of Managed Care Organization (MCO) that provides a form of health insurance coverage in the United States that is fulfilled through hospitals, doctors, and other providers with which the HMO has a contract. Unlike traditional indemnity insurance, care provided in an HMO generally follows a set of care guidelines provided through the HMO's network of providers. Under this model, ...
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- AHRQ Research About Managed Care (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Bureau of Primary Health Care: Publications List (Health Resources Services Administration Information Center)
Managed Care News Headlines
- CBO Report Outlines Possible Savings In Medicare, Including Estimated $64.8B From 2008 To 2012 By Equalizing Payments To Managed Care Plans
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Lipitor Significantly Reduced The Risk Of Serious Cardiovascular Events Compared With Simvastatin In An 80,000-Patient AnalysisManage
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- AARP Announces 2007 Legislative Agenda
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- New Options (and Risks) in Home Care for Elderly
New York Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:04 EST
- Chronic Disease Management Quality Improvement Efforts Yield Better Care Delivery
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- HHS Secretary Leavitt Proposes Creating Local Health Care Collaborative To Provide Cost, Quality Reports Of Health Care Providers
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Cigna Official Calls For Focus On Transparency, Preventive Care
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Big Gap In Income Between Primary Care Docs And Specialty Docs Endangers U.S. Health Care
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Access To Dental Care Remains Challenging For Low-Income People
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- NYT Examines 'Gray Market' For In-Home Long-Term Care Aides
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Doctors Still Deny Older Patients Tests And Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Chinese children die due to lack of medical care
Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:08 EST
- WP: Soldiers share troubling health care stories
MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:41 EST
- Researchers Reduce Malaria Incidence In HIV-Positive Children By Providing Antibiotic, ITNs, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Bush to form panel to review wounded soldiers' care
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:35 EST
- Bush to form panel to review wounded soldiers' care
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:21 EST
- Health-Care Workers Exposed To HIV On Job Need Preventive Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Cholesterol In Stroke Patients Exceeds National Guidelines
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Mass. Health Care Plan Moving Forward
Washington Post - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:49 EST
- New York Counties File Lawsuit Against HHS To Prevent Funding Cuts Under Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization Bil
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Health Care Lobby Is Served Bagels and a Scolding From the Governor
New York Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:05 EST
- The Empire Zone: Firing Off Another Round Over Health Care Budget Cuts
New York Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:58 EST
- Insights Into Osteosarcoma In Cats And Dogs May Improve Palliative Care
ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Automakers' Health Care Costs To Exceed Savings From Concessions
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
- Delays And Lack Of Communication To Primary Care Physicians Common After Hospital Discharge
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- New York Gov. Spitzer Defends Proposed Health Care Cuts In TV Ad
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Toolkit Discusses Methods For Reducing Racial, Ethnic Health Disparities Among Medicaid Managed Care Beneficiaries
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Cholesterol In Stroke Patients Exceeds National Guidelines
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Psychological Needs Of Military Personnel And Their Families Are Not Being Met, Reports APA Task Force
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- New, Once-a-Day Fixed-Dose Combination Against Malaria Now Available
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Newspapers Address Issues Related To Long-Term Care Insurance
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- New England States Work To Develop Universal Health Care Systems
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Most Health Care Providers In Los Angeles County Do Not Offer HIV Tests To Latinos, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Connecticut Lawmakers Propose Universal Health Insurance Plan
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Report Examines Use Of Health Care Funds By States Affected By Hurricane Katrina; Study Examines Chronic Disease Management;
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Fourteen stone child 'risks care'
BBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:03 EST
- Goodyear To Increase Health Care Costs For Nonunion Employees, Retirees
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- New Registration For Care Workers Who Look After Older People, Children And Vulnerable Adults
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Growing Number Of Physicians Are Using Technology To Develop Low-Overhead Primary Care 'Micropractices'
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Indian Health Ministry Receives $3.4B Budget Allocation To Expand Health Care Services, Including HIV/AIDS Programs
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Health care top domestic concern: poll
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Health care top domestic concern: poll
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:33 EST
- Conn. reps seek near-universal health coverage
Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:13 EST
- 60% Of U.S. Residents Say They Would Pay Higher Taxes To Fund Nationwide Universal Health Insurance System, New York Times CBS News Poll Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- American College Of Physicians Commends MedPAC Support For Physician-Directed Care Coordination
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Psychological Needs Of Military Personnel And Their Families Are Increasing, Reports Task Force
ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Governors, Bush at odds on health care payments
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:21 EST
- Universal Health Coverage Would Improve Financial Security For Uninsured, Opinion Piece States
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- States too lax on day-care centers
MSNBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:46 EST
- Advocates Call On South Carolina Legislature To Provide $8M For HIV/AIDS Care Services
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Dallas Morning News Looks At 46,000 Texans On Waiting List For Home-based Alternative In Medicaid
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Alaska Gov. Palin To Establish Advisory Council To Examine State Health Care System
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Health And Social Care Professionals Scoop Awards At 2006's National Ceremony, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Few Primary Care Docs Offer HIV Test to L.A.'s Hispanics
MedicineNet - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Louisiana State Senator Proposes Health Care Networks For Uninsured
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- Connecticut Health Plan Draws Interest From Managed Care Companies, Hospital Administrators
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- Health Professionals Would Prioritize Spending On The Young Over The Old
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Obese mothers-to-be 'burden NHS'
BBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:14 EST
- Heavily Obese Eight Year Old Boy Could Go Into Care As Last Resort
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Bacteria Research Offers Hope For New Vaccine Against Meningococci
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Health care costs will keep climbing
MSNBC - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:12 EST
- Health Care, Other Small Business Issues On Congressional Agenda; Republican Leaders Outline Proposals
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Children's Health Care on Agenda
Washington Post - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Periodic Health Evaluation Is Beneficial And Should Be Part Of Health Care
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Anxiety disorders often untreated
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:32 EST
- Anxiety disorders often untreated
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:32 EST
- Anxiety disorders often untreated
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:32 EST
- Wireless Technology Speeds Health Services in Rwanda
New York Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:33 EST
- AIDS Cases Continue To Rise Among Hispanics
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Alaska Medicare Beneficiaries Have Trouble Finding Primary Care Physicians
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- U.S. doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:36 EST
- U.S. doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:36 EST
- Doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:49 EST
- WellBound Presents Positive Results From Multiple Self-Care Dialysis Studies At The Annual Dialysis Conference
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Massachusetts spurs health-care debate
Reuters - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:10 EST
- Massachusetts spurs health-care debate
Reuters - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:33 EST
- Massachusetts spurs health-care debate
Reuters - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:41 EST
- Employers Expect 8% Increase In Health Care Costs This Year, Survey Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- AHCA/NCAL Backs Smith-Lincoln Bill To Help Americans Plan Their Retirement Needs
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Language Line Services Introduces Next Generation Of Video Interpreting Service For Health Care Providers
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Health Care Expenses to Double in 10 Years
ABC News - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:31 EST
- America's Health Care Bill To Double In Next Ten Years
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- 'It Is Just Not Walter Reed'
Washington Post - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Health Tip: When Your Cough Needs a Doctor's Care
MedicineNet - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Breaking Study: Masimo Blue Sensor Shown To Be Most Accurate In Monitoring Cyanotic Infants
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Women from poor backgrounds have lower breast cancer survival rate
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:32 EST
- Long Term Care Providers Criticize Administration Budget, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Perspectives Examine Pay For Performance, Primary Care Physician Income; Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Options For Nursing Home Residents
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- VA Officials Testify On Data Security Breaches At Hearing
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Experts Offer Dos and Don'ts of Walk-In Clinic Care
MedicineNet - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- President Bush Touts Health Care Proposal That Includes Tax Deductions For Those Who Purchase Health Insurance
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Indiana House Rejects Cigarette Tax Increase To Fund Health Care Coverage
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Series Examines Assisted Living Facilities In Pennsylvania
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Health Care: 20% U.S. Spending in 2016
WebMD - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:37 EST
- Health Care: 20% U.S. Spending in 2016
WebMD - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Pa. Could Save On Health Care By Working With Physicians, According To Op-Ed
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Primary Graft Dysfunction Is Risk Factor For A Later Serious Lung Transplant Problem
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Annual U.S. Health Care Spending Expected To Double By 2016 To Nearly $4T, CMS Report Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- U.S. health care spending seen doubling in 10 years
Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:29 EST
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