Health Maintenance Organizations (milbank Readers)

Introduction / John B. Mckinlay -- I. The Development Of Hmos -- Health Policy And The Hmo / Ernest W. Saward And Merwyn R. Greenlick -- Hmos, Competition And Government / Richard Mcneil, Jr. And Robert E. Schlenker -- The Federal Government As Venture Capitalist : How Does It Fare? / John K. Iglehart -- Hmos, Competition And The Politics Of Minimum Benefits / Donald W. Moran -- Ii. Determinants Of Choice -- Factors Affecting The Choice Between Prepaid Group Practice And Alternative Insurance Programs / Richard Tessler And David Mechanic -- Hmo Enrollment : Who Joins What And Why : A Review Of The Literature / S.e. Berki And Marie L.f. Ashcraft -- Iii. Aspects Of Performance -- Hmo Performance : The Recent Evidence / Milton I. Roemer And William Shonick -- Assessing The Evidence On Hmo Performance / Harold S. Luft -- The Performance Of Health Maintenance Organizations : An Analytic Review / Frederic D. Wolinsky -- The Effects Of Prepayment On Access To Medical Care : The Pacc Experience / Emil Berkanovic [and Others] -- Health Status And Health Care Use By Type Of Private Health Coverage / Mark S. Blumberg -- Iv. Other Issues -- Research In Resource Allocation In A Prepaid Group Practice / James A. Hester -- Dental Care And The Health Maintenance Organization Concept / Max H. Schoen -- The Pricing Behavior Of Medical Groups / Richard M. Scheffler -- Prepaid Group Practice And The Newdemanding Patient / Eliot Freidson -- Medical Malpractice : Some Implications Of Contract And Arbitration In Hmos / Carl M. Stevens. Edited By John B. Mckinlay. Includes Bibliographies And Index.