Study Shows Huge Jump in HMO Use
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Three out of four insured U.S. workers received health coverage through managed care in 1995, a dramatic jump in two years fueled by both small businesses and self-insured large companies, a study said. In 1993, about half the Americans insured through employers were in managed care. That jumped to 73% by 1995, according to an article in the journal Health Affairs, published by Project Hope. Traditional fee-for-service plans served just over a quarter of workers in 1995, down from almost half two years earlier.
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