title: Bloom is off the rose for open access plans.
abstract: From the mid-1990s until at least last year, open access plans enjoyed robust growth in many markets. But with health care costs on the rise, the model's popularity--and the ability of providers to maintain the bottom line in these plans--may be in jeopardy.
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D004470:Economics, Medical; D020793:Gatekeeping / Q000191:economics*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011243:Preferred Provider Organizations / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States