Managed health care plans in Southern United States municipalities: empirical evidence on choice of plan.
This study examines factors that influence choice of Southern municipal government health care plans in the United States. Using survey data, this article specifically examines the managed care offerings of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO), Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO) and Point of Service (POS) plans. Some of the more interesting empirical results indicate that HMO plans are associated more with employee satisfaction; PPO plans are associated with cost containment; and POS plans are more likely to provide health care benefits to part-time employees. Empirical evidence also indicates that employee satisfaction is increased when there is a greater choice of managed care plans available to municipal governments.
Department of Public Administration, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 501 W. Durango Blvd., San Antonio, Texas 78207, USA. chris.reddick@utsa.edu
Christopher G
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D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D017047:Cost Sharing; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration; D017754:Group Purchasing; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000145:classification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009111:Local Government; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011243:Preferred Provider Organizations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015144:Southeastern United States