A rural village has one family physician. The nearest hospital, 25 miles away, is a thirty-bed facility owned by the physicians who practice in the rural county. Explain why village residents are unlikely to use a preferred provider organization or a health maintenance organization.
What will be an ideal response?
The local physicians and the small hospital have no competition and therefore no need to accept reduced fees from a PPO or capitated payments from an HMO.
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Fill in the blank with correct word.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false