title: Report finds Medicare HMO members are younger, healthier and lower cost than FFS seniors.
abstract: Data File: Are managed seniors healthier than those in fee for service? A recent study by the U.S. General Accounting Office looks at disenrollment rates and costs of chronically ill Medicare HMO members in California. The findings support the much-disputed theory that seniors enrolled in HMOs are younger, healthier, and lower cost.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002140:California; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States