61.   At the same time, the company faces significant challenges with its Arizona health plan, Intergroup of Arizona.

62.   Auditing of other data was done by the Quality Assurance committee, which is financed by government and foundations grants and by fees from health plans themselves.

63.   Available information includes maps to the nearest doctor in a health plan and summaries of billings and insurance payments.

64.   Baker promised an eventual end to the technical snarls that have plagued the health plan for years.

65.   Batterman said the museum achieved its goal of having more flexibility in overseeing a health plan for both management employees and union members.

66.   Because large health plans often cover many of their potential patients, doctors feel compelled to sign contracts with the plans to stay in business.

67.   Because the company is no longer maintaining any health plans, those who lost their jobs will not get any COBRA health continuation coverage.

68.   Because most health plans, including Medicare, do not charge extra for individuals who smoke, the rest of us end up paying their hospital bills.

69.   Besides the consumer rankings, the book includes how-to material for comparing health plans, keeping medical bills down, choosing a doctor and negotiating with the Medicare system.

70.   Big companies that offer choices of health plans have long arranged reduced premiums for low-cost plans.