Medicare+Choice Withdrawals: Understanding Key Factors


 

Publication Date: June 2002

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

To help understand why M+C plans have exited or limited their participation in the M+C program in recent years, this report presents an empirical analysis of the factors associated with plan withdrawals between 1999 and 2001. This analysis explores factors such as M+C payment levels, local market characteristics, and individual health plan characteristics to help predict plan withdrawals and draw inferences about the types of plans and markets that have been most adversely affected.