The plans leaving the program or reducing their areas serve more than 370 counties in 28 states and the District of Columbia. McGinley L. Medicare officials refuse to let HMOs cut benefits or raise costs for seniors. The Wall Street Journal. Status of Medicare managed care non-renewals. Accessed Oct. 15, 1998.
Percentages are approximate because of ongoing fluctuations in enrollment.
Wennberg is the Dartmouth Medical School professor whose pioneering research into regional variation in health care is documented in the Dartmouth Atlas. Wennberg warns against 'medical appropriateness' based on conventional medicine. The 15-member Task Force has three family physicians on board. A third edition of the guide is expected to be released in late 2002. A person viewing it online may make one printout of the material and may use that printout only for his or her personal, non-commercial reference.