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Offsetting unexpected healthcare costs with futures contracts.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10146109     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Group health insurance futures contracts will be traded at the Chicago Board of Trade in the near future. These contracts may be useful devices for capitated systems, such as health maintenance organizations (HMOs), to hedge unanticipated increases in the costs of providing health care. This article discusses how futures contracts may be used by an HMO to prevent financial losses that arise from unexpected increases in inpatient utilization.
Authors:
M T Bond; B S Marshall
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Healthcare financial management : journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association     Volume:  48     ISSN:  0735-0732     ISO Abbreviation:  Healthc Financ Manage     Publication Date:  1994 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-12-29     Completed Date:  1994-12-29     Revised Date:  2000-12-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8215859     Medline TA:  Healthc Financ Manage     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  54-8     Citation Subset:  H    
Affiliation:
James J. Nance College of Business, Cleveland State University, OH.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chicago
Contract Services
Health Maintenance Organizations / economics*
Health Services Needs and Demand / economics*
Insurance Pools / economics*
Investments / trends*
Risk Management
Risk-Taking
United States

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