Geisinger Medical Center and the Geisinger Health Plan: the rural HMO.
The Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) in Danville, Pennsylvania represents one of the nation's first rural health maintenance organizations. Opened in the Geisinger Medical Center in 1972, this hospital-based, multi-specialty group practice today provides comprehensive care to an enrolled population of 6,000 members in Montour County. Cost and utilization statistics for GHP compare favorably with other HMO settings.
D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012424:Rural Population