HMO study identifies leading cancers among seniors, offers cost and utilization benchmarks.
Data file: Research conducted at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California reveals the high prevalence of cancer rates among the plan's seniors and offers some valuable cost benchmarks. Among the findings of interest to plans and providers at full risk: the average costs of the disease can run double or more the typical Medicare PMPM rate.
D000368:Aged; D019985:Benchmarking; D002204:Capitation Fee; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics*; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States