Oregon HMO membership rises faster than national average. (health maintenance organization) (Industry Overview)

Membership in Oregon's health maintenance organizations grew at nearly one-and-a-half times the national average last year and shows no signs of dropping off.

 
HMO membership on the rise 
 
                                                                      Change 
                                                        Members     from same 
                                                        9/30/93    period 1992 
 
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest          377,230       +0.5% 
Capitol Health Care Inc.(1) (Salem)                     170,780       +102% 
PacifiCare of Oregon Inc.                                95,000        +25% 
Sisters of Providence Good Health Plan                   84,185        +13% 
Health Maintenance of Oregon Inc.(1)                     69,233         +4% 
Select Care (Eugene)                                     72,044        +17% 
PACC Health Plans Inc.                                   46,204        +12% 
Qual-Med Oregon Health Plan                              18,803         -6% 
 
1. In November 1993, Capitol and …