Health Affairs, Volume 15, Issue 2 (1996). pp. 296-300.
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Most Hmong are enrolled in or eligible for MediCal, he said. Because certain beneficiaries in Fresno County will be required to enroll in managed care in the near future, this project, which will include discussion of such coverage, is timely. $J20,000 over one year. Researchers also will do a case study of the American Association of Retired Persons' national Medigap plan, to determine if barriers to switching between Medicare's feefor-service program and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) exist; if so, they will propose policy options to remedy problems. The group also plans to "capitalize on the medical education expertise of the participating hospitals and to develop new training sites outside of the hospital, such as in ambulatory care settings and in underserved areas," John C. Peirce of Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, another participant, noted in the press release. "The traditional biomedical research mission of academic health centers (AHCs) is being seriously challenged by changes in public- and private-sector financing of health care delivery and of basic and clinical research," according to Pew Charitable Trusts materials.