title: Medicare managed care: numbers and trends.
abstract: This article captures some key trends in Medicare managed care. The figures which accompany this article explore, among other issues: enrollment; numbers of participating plans; demographic characteristics such as geographic location, age, and income; and premium and benefit comparisons.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Associate Administrator for Policy, Health Care Financing Administration, Washington, DC 20201, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zarabozo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hicks
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002204:Capitation Fee / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000191:economics; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D012308:Risk Management; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States