The Issue:
The report examines which hospitals are included within marketplace plans in six cities: Denver; New York City (Manhattan); Portland, Ore.; Providence; Baltimore; and Richmond, Va.
The size of a plan’s network is not necessarily tied to the cost of its premiums.
Narrow networks led to more-competitive, lower-cost premiums, yet some plans with broader networks had low premiums and some plans with narrow networks had high premiums.
Conclusion:
The research concludes that every hospital in the cities studied is included in at least one marketplace plan network.
About the Grantee:
The Urban Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research and educational organization that examines the social, economic and governance problems facing the nation. For more information, visit www.urban.org.