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Health Affairs, Vol 14, Issue 1, 234-243
Copyright © 1995 by Project HOPE

DataWatch

Do HMOs care for the chronically ill?

This DataWatch refutes the notion that chronic illness is more prevalent among persons covered by indemnity insurance than by health maintenance organizations (HMOs). This is true even when health status and sociodemographic factors are accounted for in the analysis. The study analyzes the prevalence of chronic illness among privately insured nonelderly persons in HMOs and indemnity plans, using data from the 1992 National Health Interview Survey. More data are needed to examine this issue for Medicare and Medicaid populations.

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