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Key state legislative provisions on purchasing alliances.

E K Wicks, R E Curtis, K Haugh

    Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow
    |August 6, 1994
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    Behavioral healthcare professionals need to understand health purchasing alliances (HPAs) for effective operation in reformed healthcare markets. HPAs are growing, with eight states already implementing them to manage health services and premiums.

    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare policy
    • Health economics
    • Public health administration

    Background:

    • Healthcare reform emphasizes managed competition.
    • Cooperative health purchasing organizations, or health alliances, are central to these reforms.
    • Health alliances collect premiums and contract for comprehensive health services within standardized benefit packages.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To provide an overview of the structure and authority of operational health alliances.
    • To inform behavioral healthcare professionals about evolving healthcare markets.
    • To highlight the growing trend of health alliance implementation across states.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of state laws related to managed competition and purchasing alliances.
    • Identification of states with established health purchasing alliances.

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  • Review of legislative proposals for healthcare reform, including alliance-like structures.

    • Main Results:

    • Health purchasing alliances are operational in eight states, with a growing trend.
    • State laws are increasingly incorporating elements of managed competition and purchasing alliances.
    • Some states, like Vermont, are developing alliance-like structures within broader healthcare reform proposals.

    Conclusions:

    • Understanding health purchasing alliances is crucial for behavioral healthcare professionals in post-reform markets.
    • The proliferation of health alliances signifies a significant shift in healthcare market structures.
    • Continued monitoring of state-level reforms and alliance development is warranted.