title: Provider-sponsored organizations: the state of the market.
abstract: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 introduced the Medicare+Choice program, which expanded the types of organizations that could assume Medicare prepaid capitated risk. Among the many new options, the provider-sponsored organization (PSO) received the most attention, although there have been few PSO applications filed. Organizations considering the PSO opportunity can gauge their readiness by evaluating the ease with which they can adopt key aspects of successful HMOs.
authors.affiliation: Tompkins Group, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Francoeur
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Tompkins
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D003284:Contract Services; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D007857:Leadership; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D020398:Medicare Part C / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017061:Prepaid Health Plans; D020400:Provider-Sponsored Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020414:Risk Sharing, Financial; D014481:United States