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. 1987 Spring;8(3):87–93.

Table 8. Number and percent of Medicare Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) of 1982 risk health maintenance organizations (HMO's) providing benefits in addition to Medicare, and number and percent of enrollees, by type of benefit: December 1986.

Type of benefit Plans Enrollees


Number Percent Number Percent
Total 149 100.0 813,712 100.0
Extended hospital days 120 80.5 630,447 77.5
Extended SNF1 days 56 37.6 249,675 30.7
Preventive care 123 82.6 695,864 85.5
Drugs 105 70.5 689,560 84.7
Eye care 103 69.1 596,099 73.3
Ear care 55 36.9 337,120 41.4
Dental care 23 15.4 310,386 38.1
Extended mental health 52 34.9 137,192 16.9
Miscellaneous 54 36.2 421,448 51.8
1

SNF is for skilled nursing facility.

SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration: Data from the Office of Prepaid Health Care.