title: Systems begin pruning HMOs from holdings. HMO/PPO survey data indicate more health plans may go on selling block.
abstract: The conflicting pressures of owning provider networks and an HMO are pushing some multihospital systems into selling off their HMOs to focus on care delivery, data from Modern Healthcare's 1996 survey of HMOs and PPOs reveals.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kertesz
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D006269:Health Facilities, Proprietary / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010067:Ownership / Q000639:trends; D011243:Preferred Provider Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States