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Consumer protection and the HMO backlash: are HMOs to blame for drive-through deliveries?

Publication ,  Journal Article
Volpp, KG; Bundorf, MK
Published in: Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
January 1999

This study used patient discharge data from New Jersey to examine differences in length of stay for normal, uncomplicated deliveries between patients in health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and those not in HMOs. The percentage of one-day stays increased from less than 4% for all payers in 1990 to 48.1% for HMO patients, and 31.5% for non-HMO patients in 1994. Controlling for other factors, the odds of an HMO patient staying one day were nearly twice as great as a non-HMO patient by 1994; for all patients, regardless of payer, the odds of a one-day stay in 1994 were more than 18 times the odds of a one-day stay in 1990. The strong secular trend suggests that legislation and regulations should be targeted at particular policies rather than insurers.

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Published In

Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing

EISSN

1945-7243

ISSN

0046-9580

Publication Date

January 1999

Volume

36

Issue

1

Start / End Page

101 / 109

Related Subject Headings

  • Utilization Review
  • Postnatal Care
  • Politics
  • Patient Discharge
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Odds Ratio
  • New Jersey
  • Logistic Models
  • Length of Stay
  • Humans
 

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Volpp, K. G., & Bundorf, M. K. (1999). Consumer protection and the HMO backlash: are HMOs to blame for drive-through deliveries? Inquiry : A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing, 36(1), 101–109.
Volpp, K. G., and M. K. Bundorf. “Consumer protection and the HMO backlash: are HMOs to blame for drive-through deliveries?Inquiry : A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing 36, no. 1 (January 1999): 101–9.
Volpp KG, Bundorf MK. Consumer protection and the HMO backlash: are HMOs to blame for drive-through deliveries? Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing. 1999 Jan;36(1):101–9.
Volpp, K. G., and M. K. Bundorf. “Consumer protection and the HMO backlash: are HMOs to blame for drive-through deliveries?Inquiry : A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing, vol. 36, no. 1, Jan. 1999, pp. 101–09.
Volpp KG, Bundorf MK. Consumer protection and the HMO backlash: are HMOs to blame for drive-through deliveries? Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing. 1999 Jan;36(1):101–109.

Published In

Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing

EISSN

1945-7243

ISSN

0046-9580

Publication Date

January 1999

Volume

36

Issue

1

Start / End Page

101 / 109

Related Subject Headings

  • Utilization Review
  • Postnatal Care
  • Politics
  • Patient Discharge
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Odds Ratio
  • New Jersey
  • Logistic Models
  • Length of Stay
  • Humans