title: Developing tools for better medical management of Medicare populations.
abstract: Medicare enrollment in HMOs got off to a quick start but has ebbed recently, principally because health plans found that the elderly joining their plans were costing the plan more than what the federal government was willing to pay. For the MCOs that want to continue to participate in Medicare + Choice, it is imperative for them to understand, in as much detail as possible, the potential health care costs of their enrollees.
authors.affiliation: Hospice and Palliative Care in Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Schramm
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D016330:Frail Elderly; D005684:Gait; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D020398:Medicare Part C; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States