title: Cost-control burden on HMOs' shoulders.
abstract: Better, but not good enough. At the end of 1997's fourth quarter, the average operating profit margin for the 17 publicly traded HMOs tracked by Douglas Sherlock, an analyst in Gwynedd, Pa., was 0.1%. Most margins were well under 2%. The fourth-quarter 1996 average operating margin was -1.6%.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kertesz
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D003625:Data Collection; D005376:Financial Management / Q000639:trends*; D006269:Health Facilities, Proprietary / Q000191:economics; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics*; D007182:Income / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States