HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care industry intelligence, reports that while PPOs certainly continue to show membership gains in Florida, employers are again looking to HMOs for cost control. According to the latest issue of Florida Health Plan Analysis, six new HMOs were licensed in the state last year, most of them for Medicare and Medicaid.
"Members like the bells and whistles offered as part of PPO plans," said Jan Shuxteau, HealthLeaders-InterStudy analyst. "But employers have found that many employees don't end up taking advantage of the extra flexibility that drives up the cost of these plans. I wouldn't be surprised to see price- conscious employers taking another look at the HMO model."
Other health plan news in Florida: * Some 25 organizations and provider groups have submitted letters of intent to become approved coordinated care organizations under Florida's Medicaid reform program. * Seventy percent of Florida Medicare eligibles are enrolled in the new Part D drug program. * CIGNA is introducing a "custom benefit builder" for some of its membership, allowing them to choose such things as co-payments and deductibles, and see the resulting required monthly payment. About Health Plan Analysis
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