Narrow Networks: Do We Know When Networks Have Become Too Narrow?

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Thursday, Oct. 01, 2015
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12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PDT

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UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
10960 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1550
Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Narrow Networks: Do We Know When Networks Have Become Too Narrow?

​The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has created a greater degree of standardization of health insurance plans than has ever existed in the individual (non-group) health insurance market.  As a result, one of the most significant remaining features of health plans that can vary considerably is the number of doctors and hospitals contracting with each health plan. “Narrow networks” has led to some concern that those buying health insurance in the individual market, both inside and outside the Exchanges, now face more restricted access to doctors and hospitals in their immediate geographic area. Gerald Kominski, the Center’s director, summarizes what is known about narrow networks from the research literature; discusses challenges in defining and measuring network adequacy; and proposes further research to determine whether narrow networks are necessarily associated with lower quality care.

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Speakers

Gerald Kominski, PhD
Senior Fellow, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and Principal Investigator, CalSIM
Gerald Kominski, PhD, is a senior fellow at the UCLA CHPR, principal investigator of CalSIM, and professor emeritus at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Luskin School of Public Affairs. He was UCLA CHPR director from 2012-2018 and associate director from 1994-2012.