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Medicare's POS option

P L Grimaldi

    Nursing Management
    |February 1, 1996
    PubMed
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    New Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) guidelines permit health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to offer point-of-service (POS) benefits. Medicare members in these HMOs can now access out-of-network care for an extra fee.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health Policy
    • Healthcare Management
    • Medicare

    Background:

    • Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) issued new guidelines.
    • Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) with Medicare risk contracts are affected.
    • These guidelines impact Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in HMOs.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To inform about the new HCFA guidelines.
    • To explain the introduction of point-of-service (POS) benefits for Medicare members.
    • To detail the implications of out-of-network access for HMO members.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of recent Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) guidelines.
    • Review of Medicare risk contract provisions for Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs).
    • Examination of the newly permitted point-of-service (POS) benefit structure.

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    Main Results:

    • Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) can now offer point-of-service (POS) benefits to Medicare members.
    • Members opting for POS benefits will incur an additional charge.
    • This allows Medicare beneficiaries in HMOs to seek specific medical services outside their network.

    Conclusions:

    • New HCFA guidelines enable HMOs to provide greater flexibility to Medicare members.
    • The introduction of POS benefits offers Medicare beneficiaries expanded healthcare access options.
    • HMOs can now compete by offering enhanced benefits beyond traditional network restrictions.