title: Pediatric PHO requires strong heart, good partner.
abstract: As states convert Medicaid into managed care, pediatric PHOs must change their operating dynamics to meet the challenges and take advantage of the emerging opportunities. One of the biggest questions these PHOs face is whether to start their own HMOs and risk alienating existing payers.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004465:Economic Competition; D005845:Georgia; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States