The effects of sponsorship on PPO performance
Abstract:
In trying to build a "better health care mousetrap," hospitals, physicians, insurers, employers and other are sponsoring PPOs. Two Mercer-Meidinger-Hansen consultants who specialize in evaluating managed care plans discuss what prompts various sponsors to establish a PPO and how purchasers can discern the effects of these motivations on the plan's objectives, operational components and outcomes.
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