Table 5. Number and percent of organizations with health plans that offer a health maintenance organization (HMO) option, by size and type: 1984.
| Type of organization | Number of employees | ||||||
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| Total1 | 1-99 | 100-249 | 250-999 | 1,000-4,999 | 5,000-49,999 | 50,000 or more | |
| Total | 2,341,625 | 2,234,875 | 59,610 | 30,700 | 12,180 | 4,030 | 230 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 4 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 44 | 72 | 87 |
| Business establishments | 2,284,110 | 2,197,000 | 48,600 | 24,300 | 10,500 | 3,530 | 180 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 4 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 92 |
| Unions | 3,662 | 620 | 700 | 1,290 | 815 | 220 | 17 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 15 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 18 |
| Religious organizations | 780 | 470 | 100 | 110 | 70 | 30 | — |
| Percent offering HMO option | 14 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 38 | 29 | — |
| Governmental units2 | 49,111 | 35,600 | 9,000 | 3,950 | 440 | 115 | 6 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 10 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 86 | 83 |
| Post-secondary schools | 3,962 | 1,185 | 1,210 | 1,050 | 355 | 135 | 27 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 35 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 67 | 100 |
1
Total does not include plans for which organization size is not reported.
2
Governmental units include counties, municipalities, townships, and school districts.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary: Data from the Division of National Cost Estimates.