Should Medicare HMO Benefits Be Standardized?

February 2, 1999

Authors: Peter D. Fox, Rani Snyder, Geraldine Dallek, et al.

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Overview

This analysis of Medicare HMO marketing materials reveals a bewildering array of benefit packages, inconsistent descriptions of benefits, and even failure to list covered services, that could result in widespread confusion among beneficiaries. The study compares marketing materials of six large HMOs in Los Angeles County, California, and Cook County (Chicago), Illinois.

Citation

Should Medicare HMO Benefits Be Standardized?, Peter D. Fox, Rani Snyder, Geraldine Dallek, et al., The Commonwealth Fund, February 1999