title: HMOs and other health plans: coverage and employee premiums.
abstract: Ten years after the passage of the HMO Act, health maintenance organizations represent a small proportion of employee health plans; benefits are more comprehensive and worker premiums higher than for traditional insurance, but other variables make comparisons difficult.
mesh_terms: D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance / Q000639:trends; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000639:trends; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States