title: The pros and cons of point-of-service plans.
abstract: A relatively new addition to the growing list of managed care options, POS plans contain some of the cost control elements of HMOs. Yet they also allow enrollees some of the freedom of choice associated with PPOs.
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authors: Bell
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003132:Commerce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003256:Community Participation; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods; D003625:Data Collection; D017049:Employer Health Costs; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States