title: Providers not rushing onto PSO bandwagon.
abstract: The 1997 Balanced Budget Amendment gave providers a vehicle to market their own insurance products and contract directly for Medicare risk. But only one PSO has been approved to operate in the Medicare+Choice program, and significant operational barriers may prevent others from joining the fray.
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D020398:Medicare Part C / Q000191:economics*; D020400:Provider-Sponsored Organizations / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States