Market and plan characteristics related to HMO quality and improvement

• Published in: Medical care research and review Vol. 63; no. 6 Suppl; p. 56S
• Main Authors: Scanlon, Dennis P, Swaminathan, Shailender, Chernew, Michael, Lee, Woolton
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2006
• Subjects: Health Maintenance Organizations - organization & administration; Models, Statistical; Total Quality Management; United States; United States

Existing research on health plan performance examines whether variation in plans' scores is related to enrollee and health plan traits, primarily using cross-sectional research designs. This study extends that literature by incorporating data on market characteristics using a longitudinal frame...