>Greetings from Poland.
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>I am interested in HMOs, which I understand to be American commercial health
>care providers which feature the integration of private health insurance and
>provision of care. Does anyone on GP-UK have any knowledge, experience,
>opinions or suggestions for further reading on the questions:
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>1. Are HMOs a good thing ?
>2. Are HMOs an effective way of delivering health care to patients ?
>3. In what ways are UK fundholding GPs similar to the US's HMOs ?
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>I recently heard the opinion that HMOs are virtually the only bright star in
>the dim galaxy of American health economics, but it was not from a doctor.
>
>regards to the list.
> Richard Lucas SKK Systemy Kodow Kreskowych
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> ul. Stradom 13/3a, 31-068 Krakow, Poland
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They are terrible and terrifying for doctors and patients. If you want to
be an overpaid chief executive I am sure they are just fine.
Why don't you contact Physicians for a National Health Program at
http://web.pnhp.org/pnhp/ and you can learn more directly about the many
disadvantages.
Bob Frankford
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