title: Do HMOs care for the chronically ill?
abstract: This DataWatch refutes the notion that chronic illness is more prevalent among persons covered by indemnity insurance than by health maintenance organizations (HMOs). This is true even when health status and sociodemographic factors are accounted for in the analysis. The study analyzes the prevalence of chronic illness among privately insured nonelderly persons in HMOs and indemnity plans, using data from the 1992 National Health Interview Survey. More data are needed to examine this issue for Medicare and Medicaid populations.
authors.affiliation: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's National Program Office for Chronic Care Initiatives in HMOs, Group Health Foundation, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fama
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology