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HMOs face costs and conflicts in Maryland care system
The article surveys emergency room payments under HMOs and the prudent lay person standard, noting doctors and insurers debate reimbursements, capitation, and risk. It highlights Frederick Physician Network forming to bypass HMOs, NCQA accreditation issues with MAMSI, and calls for informed patient choices amid a crowded, evolving market. It ends with a New York hijacking report unrelated to health care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HMO
Ee Bowman
FMH
Robert Sheff
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Free State
Columbia
Dr. Sheff
Hmos
Dr. Winnan
Mahmo
Winnan
Frederick
Frederick Physician Network
County Board of Education
FPN
Wayne Thompson
National Committee On Quality Assurance
NCQA
Maryland
MAMSI
MD. I.P.A
Optimum Choice
Mike Savage
Quality Assrance Committee
California
Massachusetts
Bowman