Trends in physician networks in the marketplace in 2016

Trends in physician networks in the marketplace in 2016

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Data brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
Author(s):
Polsky, Daniel, author
Zhang, Yuehan, author
Yasaitis, Laura, author
Weiner, Janet, author
Contributor(s):
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
Publication:
Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, December 2016
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Health Insurance Exchanges -- statistics & numerical data
Health Insurance Exchanges -- trends
Insurance Carriers -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance Carriers -- trends
Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance, Health -- trends
Physicians
United States
United States.
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
In this brief, we describe the breadth of physician provider networks offered on the health insurance marketplaces in 2016, and present differences by plan type, physician specialty, and state. We also compare networks in 2016 to those in 2014. We find little change in overall prevalence of narrow networks, but we find important geographic shifts and a trend towards x-small networks among plans with narrow networks. We discuss the policy implications of our findings for consumers, regulators, and health plans.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (5 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101703993 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101703993