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HRD-81-31 1 (1980-12-31)

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RE PORT BY THE    Noni,,  eud,-,,.


Comptroller General                                     RELEASED

OF THE UNITED STATES


Public Representation On Boards And

Blue Shield Allowances:

Important Relationship Not Found


Ljhere an atertainable difference in cost-
containment efforts between Blue Shield plans
with boards of diryctors apparently controlled
by public representatives versus those witht
majority of health care provider mernber9/
Athough influence or control is difficult to
memure with any degree of certainty, GAO
developed a statistical model to analyze, under
certain assumptions, thoe fator-nuding
board composition.-which migWt be oled
with the amounts which aft  would aiiow
for seltel physcien    The analyse
showed th a vt W f       W&W  to
allowance levels, but boated  000
not among those fecton
with differences in a
of cost containment.to        N
analyses neither      etblbS nor
denied that public     onthVlwtt
boards of di   s le
with the      *t-colnmet    borts.




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      HRD-81-31
DECEMBER 31, 1980


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