Options for Defining Medicare Advantage Regions:
An Assessment of Tradeoffs

Prepared by:
Paul B. Ginsburg, Len M. Nichols, Robert E. Hurley, Joy M. Grossman, Bradley C. Strunk, Cara S. Lesser, and Lydia E. Regopoulos
Center for Studying Health System Change

July 30, 2005

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http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/05/MAR-options

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to the many individuals who made this report possible. We want to thank the executives at health plans and hospital systems who gave their time to discuss with us how their organizations approach the geographic aspects of product offering, pricing, and network development.

At the Center for Studying Health System Change, the authors acknowledge the administrative support of Teri Armstrong and Bridget O'Leary. Daryl Hall, at our sister organization, Mathematica Policy Research, provided editorial support.

We benefited from the guidance and feedback of the staff of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, especially our project officer, Don Oellerich, and Michael O'Grady and Don Cox.


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