title: Managing liability/recovery programs in health maintenance organizations.
abstract: Liability/recovery programs play a major role in attempts by insurers to contain the cost of health care. Because of the controls they have over their organization, HMOs are in an exceptional position to take advantage of the monetary rewards that accompany a liability/recovery program.
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007341:Insurance; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D007351:Insurance, Liability; D014481:United States; D014942:Workers' Compensation