Most physicians have contracts with physician managed care plans. The Center for Studying Health System Change (2002) reported that 91 percent of physicians had one or more managed care contracts in 2001. On average, responding physicians had contracts with 13 managed care plans and received nearly 46 percent of their practice revenue from these plans. These reports are broadly consistent with earlier surveys conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA 1998), (more…)

Escarce and colleagues (1998) examined the effects of rapid Health Maintenance Organization growth on the location decisions of young physicians. They had data on physicians who had completed their graduate medical education between 1989 and 1994 and decided to practice in a U.S. metropolitan area with a population of one-half million or more. (more…)

Walking the days of our lives involves increasing awareness for Adult Health Insurance, thus the surging demands for it at present. But as time traverse, now, there is also a markable increase in the demand for health insurance for Children. Perceived increases in the incidents of childhood diseases have caused many parents to seek coverage for their children. (more…)