Rescue for an HMO
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- Northeast. // Modern Healthcare;10/17/94, Vol. 24 Issue 42, p32
Reports that First Option Health Plan, a provider-owned health maintenance organization, has retained it Sierra Health Services to develop and implement a Medicare risk product. Expansion of Medicare risk plan into other states.
- N.Y.C. network picks Columbia-Presbyterian. Pallarito, Karen // Modern Healthcare;11/7/94, Vol. 24 Issue 45, p8
Reports on the selection of New York City's Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center as the lead tertiary-care provider in a managed-care network being created by First Option Health Plan. Columbia-Presbyterian to handle the difficult medical cases; First Option's other agreements.
- Northeast. // Modern Healthcare;7/4/94, Vol. 24 Issue 27, p19
Reports on developments concerning medical care and hospitals in Northeastern United States for the week ended July 4, 1994. First Option Health Plan's receipt of an authority to operate a health maintenance organization in New Jersey; Civil suit filed by New York State Attorney General G....
- Company notes. // Modern Healthcare;12/19/94-12/26/94, Vol. 24 Issue 51, p64
Presents news and information concerning healthcare companies. First Option Health Plan of New Jersey's acquisition of Individualized Rehabilitation Programs; Revenues and earnings of Cerner Corp. for the third quarter of 1994; TransCare Corp.'s purchase of nine patient transportation companies...
- First Option seeks cash infusion from CA. // AHA News;04/07/97, Vol. 33 Issue 13, p5
Discloses a plan by New Jersey-based First Option Health Plan to give up its equity in exchange for an investment from managed care company Health Systems International Inc. Number of First Option members; Financial problems plaguing company.
- Guardian Life, HMOs pursue joint ventures. // Modern Healthcare;1/9/95, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p39
Reports on the joint venture between Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America and Physicians Health Services. Details on the deal between the two companies; Guardian's similar arrangement with First Option Health Plan of New Jersey.
- New HMO here. // Crain's New York Business;1/30/95, Vol. 11 Issue 5, p39
Reports on First Option Health Plan of New Jersey's filing of an application with New York State to start a health maintenance organization owned by doctors and hospitals.
- Foundation Health Systems has formed Northeast region; combines three health plans. // Insurance Advocate;01/10/98, Vol. 109 Issue 2, p24
Reports on Foundation Health Systems Inc.'s formation of its Northeast region in January 1998. Consolidation of three health plans with a total of more than one million members in the New York tri-state area; Acquisition of Physician Health Services Inc.; Conversion of convertible debentures of...
- On call. Morrissey, John // Modern Healthcare;08/25/97, Vol. 27 Issue 34, p72
Focuses on Foundation Health Systems' member support center in Philadelphia. How company plans to increase enrollment; Why center was established; Detailed information on company.
