title: Managed change. HMOs, PPOs in flux as buyouts, mergers, competition take a toll on the market.
abstract: While some provider-owned managed-care plans have sold to investor-owned companies, most aren't as bottom-line oriented, according to Modern Healthcare's HMO/PPO Survey. Even plans that lost money last year are investing in information systems, new products, geographic expansion and mergers with other provider-owned plans. Several survey respondents are market leaders that have won national recognition.
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authors.lastname: Kertesz
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006269:Health Facilities, Proprietary; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007449:Investments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011243:Preferred Provider Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States