Factors Influencing NCQA Accreditation Decisions of HMOs |
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Authors: | Stephan F Gohmann |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Economics, College of Business, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, U.S.A |
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Abstract: | This paper describes how National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) accreditation of a managed care plan can be used as a signal of plan quality. A model is then developed examining the factors affecting the probability that a plan will be accredited. Larger and older plans are more likely to be accredited. For-profit plans are also more likely to be accredited. Competition in the marketplace from other accredited plans increases the probability of a plan being accredited. The results indicate that plans that have lower costs of accrediting as proxied by size and age are more likely to be accredited. |
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Keywords: | I00 |
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