224,000,000 dollars spent by Medicare to hospitalize beneficiaries who quit 1 of 6 HMOs within three months of their admissions
20,000,000 dollars Medicare would have paid to those six HMOs (now under federal investigation) if the same patients had remained members
710 physicians -- out of 710 -- told Western Journal of Medicine researchers they would hesitate to order specified tests under capitation, but not under fee-for-service reimbursement
68 percent of Americans with employer-sponsored benefits are satisfied with their mix of benefits and wages, and don't want a defined-contribution system, says Employee Benefit Research Institute
52 percent answering an American Osteopathic Association study think their physician spends enough time with them
13 percent: Predicted Medicare spending increase if a prescription benefit is enacted, according to a National Academy of Social Insurance study
6.7 percent: Average 1994 price increase at not-for-profit hospitals following mergers (Health Affairs study)
0 percent: Average 1986 price increase at not-for-profit hospitals following mergers