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"FEHBP
Program Premium Increases Lower for 2007" (April 2008)
pdf file |
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Presents
data from the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program indicating that
two local participating plans had rates of premium increases lower
than national average; premium levels are substantially below national
average. Also presents data on quality and satisfaction with
local plans. |
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"Joint
Replacement in the Finger Lakes Region" (Sept 2005) |
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Presents
data on trends in knee and hip joint replacement surgery in the Finger
Lakes region and the U.S., including a doubling of rates of knee
replacements among the elderly males and females in the region. Local
rates are similar to national rates of joint replacement. Also
documents substantial disparities in rates among race/ethnic
population groups. |
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"FEHB
Program Premium Increases Lower for 2005. Rochester Area Health
Insurance Plans' Premium Bids for the FEHB Program 20% Below National
Average" (December 2004) |
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See
2007 Note |
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"Rochester
Area Health Insurance Plans' Premium Bids for the FEHB Program are
Lower then National Average; New Option Added Nationally"
(Dec 2003) |
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See
2007 Note |
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"Patient
Service Patterns to the West of Monroe County -or- Where Does
Rochester End and Buffalo Begin?" (2003) |
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Uses
hospital patient migration data to explore where residents stop
looking to Rochester for care and instead look to Buffalo for referral
services. The answer will aid discussion of how much capacity to
develop in Rochester to care for patients from Orleans, Genesee and
Wyoming Counties. |
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"Rochester
Insurance Coverage Continues to Change" (2002). |
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See
2007 Note |
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"Rochester
Area Health Insurance Plans' Premium Bids for the FEHB Program are
Lower Than National Average" (2002). |
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Presents
data from the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program indicating that
the two local participating plans had lower rates of premium increases
than the national average. |
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"Recent
Premium Increases Erode Rochester Area Health Insurance Competitiveness" (2002). |
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Presents
data from the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) that indicates recent
insurance premium increases have pushed area premiums from below, to above, the national
average. Also presents data on quality and satisfaction with local plans. |
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"Monroe-Livingston
Hospitals Reduce Average Length of Stay, But Additional Reductions Desired"
(2001). |
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Presents
data on trends in average length of hospital stay (ALOS), and compares local data to
national. Reductions in ALOS continue and may be key to area’s adjustment to Genesee
Hospital closure. |
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"Does
Rochester Have Enough Physicians?" (2000). |
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Presents
preliminary findings of a 1999 survey to assess physician capacity in the Finger Lakes
area. Compares local data to national benchmarks. |
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"Evidence
of Continued Low Cost/High Satisfaction in Rochester Area Health Insurance"
(1999). |
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See
2007 Note on Federal Employees Health Benefit Program |
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"Evidence
of Continued Low Cost/High Satisfaction in Rochester Area Health Insurance"
(1998). |
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See
2007 Note on Federal Employees Health Benefit Program |
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"Low
HMO Disenrollment for Rochester Seniors" (1998). |
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Presents
data demonstrating that seniors in Rochester’s two medical HMOs disenroll at a very
low rate, suggesting a high level of satisfaction in the area’s "HMO Gold"
plans. |
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"Public
Goods Under New York’s Health Care Reform Act" (1998). |
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Analyzes
how State and Federal funds are used under New York State’s Health Reform Act to pay
for Graduate Medical Education and other "public goods". |
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"Financing
Graduate Medical Education Under New York’s Health Care Reform Act: A Uniquely
Rochester Response" (1998). |
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Describes
the financing of Graduate Medical Education in New York State, emphasizing the local
community’s response to address a projected 40 percent decline in non-federal support
needed for residency training. |
