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Preferred provider organizations: options for Medicare.

S S Bachman1, T G McGuire, D Pomeranz

  • 1Bigel Institute for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254-9110.

Inquiry : a Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing
|January 1, 1989
PubMed
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Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) can improve Medicare by reducing costs and enhancing care. Developing PPOs for Medicare beneficiaries requires addressing policy issues and exploring various organizational models for successful implementation.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Health Policy Analysis

Background:

  • Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) offer significant benefits in healthcare purchasing, including cost reduction and quality improvement.
  • The Medicare program has not kept pace with private sector PPO development, despite potential advantages.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the development of PPOs within the Medicare program.
  • To identify policy issues and constraints hindering Medicare PPO implementation.
  • To propose and discuss potential PPO models for Medicare beneficiaries.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing PPO benefits and their applicability to Medicare.
  • Identification of key policy considerations for Medicare PPO development.
  • Discussion of three distinct PPO models for Medicare: service/population-specific, integrated PPO/Medigap, and Medicare Part A/B PPO.

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Main Results:

  • Medicare could achieve expenditure reduction, utilization control, and improved quality of care through PPO adoption.
  • Several policy issues must be addressed by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), including service/provider inclusion, administration, incentives, cost savings identification, and the role of Medigap.

Conclusions:

  • Three potential PPO models for Medicare beneficiaries are presented.
  • Further research is necessary to test these PPO models and inform policy decisions for Medicare PPO development.