The Competitive Response of Blue Cross and Blue Shield to the Health Maintenance Organization in Northern California and Hawaii
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9103540 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence G Goldberg (0000-0001-5991-4761, New York University, corresponding author), Warren Greenberg (Johns Hopkins University) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1019-1028 |
| Publication date | 1979-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-197910000-00005 |
| PMID | 491781 |
| OpenAlex | W2008322457 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The health maintenance organization (HMO) can provide an alternative to the predominant form of health care delivery in the United States, fee-for-service. Although market penetration of the HMO is relatively low in most parts of the country, the HMO has achieved a significant market share in a number of states. This paper examines the competitive response of Blue Cross and Blue Shield to the introduction of the HMO in two geographic regions with significant HMO activity, northern California and Hawaii. The evidence obtained from extensive interviews indicates that Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans have responded to HMO competitive pressure by establishing their own HMOs and by altering traditional procedures. HMO competition has stimulated Blue Cross and Blue Shield to make greater cost control efforts and to offer larger benefit packages. These results can have important policy implications for the role that HMOs are to play in cost containment
Business · Competition (biology) · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Health maintenance · Managed care · Business Strategies and Innovation · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Service and Product Innovation
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 1993 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |