DENTAL PLANS.Ranked by enrollment in L.A. County EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ABOUT 5.5 million people in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. area have coverage with one of the top 15 dental dental /den·tal/ (den´t'l) pertaining to a tooth or teeth. den·tal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or for the teeth. 2. Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry. plans in the area. The number of enrollees in L.A. up 7.4 percent from last year. As was the case last year throughout the country, an increasing number of local enrollees are signing up for dental PPOs and referral products, while HMOs have declined in popularity. Enrollees of dental HMOs declined 8.3 percent in 2000 from 1999 while dental PPOs' enrollment increased 20.8 percent, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the National Association of Dental Plans' Enrollment Growth Survey. PPOs, or preferred provider organizations pre·ferred provider organization n. Abbr. PPO A medical insurance plan in which members receive more coverage if they choose health care providers approved by or affiliated with the plan. , allow patients to choose dentists Dentists can refer to one of the following:
In this year's list, PMI See Private Mortgage Insurance. Dental Health Planjumped from No. 5 t No. 3 with a 50,000 boost in enrollment over the year. THE PACESETTER DELTA DENTAL PLAN Delta Dental Plan, n.pr an active member organization of the Delta Dental Plans Association (a not-for-profit organization), formed and guided by state dental societies to provide prepaid dental care to the public on a group basis. OF CALIFORNIA California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). DELTA Dental Plan of California once again tops the list of plans in Los Angeles County this year, having more than half the 5.48 million combined local enrollees in the top 15 plans. The area leader, which is based in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , currently has 2.98 million enrollees. During the year, Delta Dental Delta Dental is the largest and oldest dental plan system in the United States. The Delta Dental Plans Association is comprised of 39 independent Delta Dental member companies operating in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. replaced its retiring CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. with Gary Gary, city (1990 pop. 116,646), Lake co., NW Ind., a port of entry on Lake Michigan; inc. 1909. Gary was founded by the U.S. Steel Corporation, which purchased the land in 1905 and landscaped it for a city. Radine, who now carries the titles of president and CEO. It also created a holding company, Dentegra Group Inc., to manage Delta Dental Plan of California and Delta Dental of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York . The two groups previously operated separately. The holding company broadens the network of Delta Dental Plan users, which previously was concentrated in 11 states, to 16 states and Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , D.C, said Jerry Jer·ry n. pl. Jer·ries Chiefly British Slang A German, especially a German soldier. [Alteration of German. Holcombe Holcombe may refer to:
Delta Dental had no significant drops in enrollment in 2000, Holcombe said. The group got a big boost from its small-business enrollees, totaling 300,000 people at the end of 2000, he said. The numbers are up from 90,000 enrollees in 1998, when the company formed an alliance with area health plan administrators, such as BenefitMall.com and Claremont Claremont. 1 City (1990 pop. 32,503), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in a citrus farm area at the foot of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1907. Mainly residential, the city is an educational center and has light manufacturing. Insurance Services, which already offer services to small businesses.
Rank Plan (Ranking in 2000) Enrollment [1]
* name (current/year ago)
* address * L.A. County
* California
* companywide
1 Delta Dental Plan of California (1) 2,980/2,898
12898 Town Center Drive 12,919/10,668
Cerritos 90703 13,400/12,444
2 Cigna Dental Health of california 431.3/390
Inc. (2) 1,422.2/1,187.4
5990 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 500 13,583/13,080
Van Nuys 91411
3 PMI Dental Health Plan (5) 392.1/348.6
12898 Towne Center drive 1,016/1,033.8
Cerritos 90703 1,289/1,255.6
4 United Concordia Dental Plans of 388/360
California (3) 725/625
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 500 6,400/6,300
Woodland Hills 91367
5 The Guardian/MDC of California (7) 310/279.4
11601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300 1,000/609
Los Angeles 90049 9,005/5,600
6 Wellpoint Dental Services (8) 250.4/224.2
5155 Camino Ruiz, Suite A WND/WND
Camarillo 93011 2,605.2/2,230.7
7 SafeGuard Health Enterprises 200/250
Inc. (4) 400/500
95 Enterprise 678/907
Aliso Viejo 92656
8 PacifiCare Dental & Vision (6) 114.75/315.26
2099 S. State College Blvd., 312.35/1,011.16
Suite 500 1,064.65/1,394.76
Anaheim 92806
9 Golden West Dental & Vision (9) 101/87.8
888 W. Ventura Blvd. 250.3/214.2
Camarillo 93010 270.4/229.3
10 Western Dental Services Inc. (10) 82.3/75.2
530 S. Main St. 312/317.1
Orange 92868 317.9/323.9
11 Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. (12) 75/50.0
151 Kalmus Drive, Suite J3 125/70
Costa Mesa 92626 2,000/1,850
12 Dentalpoint Inc. (11) 67.3/67.3
1875 Century Park East, Suite 1875 116.9/116.9
Los Angeles 90067 921.5/921.5
13 Blue Shield of California (14) 33.4/27.6
6701 Center Drive West, Suite 800 456.1/433.2
Los Angeles same/same
14 Fortis Benefit Insurance Co. (13) 28.3/27.4
200 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 360 133.8/117.6
El Segundo 90245 775.3/700.3
15 HumanaDental (15) 26.7/19.4
3760 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 350 102.3/71.8
Long Beach 90720 2,130/1,703.8
Rank Dentists [2] Revenues [3] Services [4]
* current L.A./companywide
* year ago * 2000
* 1999
1 6,097 NA/$2,800 dental PPO, FFS
6,020 NA/$2,680
2 5,363 WND/WND dental HMO, PPO,
4,881 WND/WND indemnity, ASO
3 974 NA/143 dental HMO, individual
931 NA/142 and group, group vision
programs
4 2,506 44.6/743 dental HMO, PPO,
2,418 41.9/640.8 FFS, ASO
5 5,000 WND/WND group life, medical, dental,
4,900 WND/WND vision, disability, qualified
retirement plans, ASO
6 4,739 WND/8,583.7 dental HMO, PPO, FFS
4,057 WND/6,896.9
7 506 30.8/97.3 managed care dental plans,
494 31.9/96.2 dental PPO and indemnity
plans, vision plans
8 1,488 [5] NA/11,500 dental HMO, PPO, FFS,
2,467 [6] NA/10,000 vision plans
9 4,430 WND/WND prepaid, PPO, indemnity
4,321 WND/WND
10 1,010 WND/WND dental HMO, individual
952 WND/WND and group
11 3,500 WND/WND dental indemnity, PPO,
1,900 WND/WND HMO, vision
12 2,904 WND/WND dental PPO, EPO,
2,904 WND/WND utilization review,
claim administration
13 3,494 WND/WND dental HMO, PPO,
3,295 3.7/32.9 indemnity
14 WND 10/235.7 life, disability, dental
WND 7.4/206.5 indemnity, voluntary,
PPO for employer groups
15 4,320 NA/NA dental PPO, HMO,
2,480 NA/NA indemnity, voluntary and
self-funded plans
Rank Profile Marketing
* parent co. * contact
* headquarters * www site
1 same Stephen Spigarelli
San Francisco deltadentalca.org
2 Cigna Healthcare Mark Burkhard
Bloomfield, Conn. cigna.com/dental
3 Delta Dental Plan of Steve Spigarelli
California deltadentalca.org
San Francisco
4 Highmark Kevin O'Toole
Harrisburg, Penn. unitedconcordia.com
5 Guardian Life Insurance Stephen Laine
of America glic.com
New York
6 Wellpoint Health Ron Ragland
Neworks Inc. wellpoint.com, bluecross-
Thousand Oaks ca.com
7 same Robin Muck
Aliso Viejo safeguard.net
8 PacitiCare Health Jerry Nosewicz
Systems pacificare.com/dental
Anaheim
9 same Patrick Keelan
Camarillo goldenwestdental.com
10 same Mark Skawinski
Orange westerndental.com
11 same Jean Arballo
Lincoln, Neb. ameritas.com
12 same Larry Kay
Fresno dentalpoint.com
13 same Gaye Clark
San Francisco blueshieldca.com
14 Fortis Inc. Jim Gimarelli
Kansas City, Mo. fortisbenefits.us.fortis.com
15 Humana Inc. John Walley
Green Bay, Wis. humanadental.com
Rank Top Local Executive
* name
* title
* phone
1 Stephen Spigarelli
director of sales, So. Cal.
(562) 403-4040
2 Alan West
regional vice president
(818) 756-2900
3 Tony Barth
senior vice president, coo
(562) 403-4040
4 Len Matuszak
v.p., coastal region
(818) 710-9400
5 Stephen M. Laine
sales manager
(800) 225-3399
6 Ron Ragland
vice president, sales
(818) 234-2345
7 James E. Buncher
ceo, president
(949) 425-4300
8 James Stumpfel
ceo, president
(714) 704-9494
9 Chris McConathy
director of marketing
(800) 995-4124
10 Samuel Gruenbaum
ceo, president
(714) 480-3000
11 Sherry Hobbs
field officer, Western region
(800) 336-6661
12 Mike Dlener
president
(310) 553-5876
13 Alan Puzarne
senior vice president
(310) 670-4040
14 Don Spini
sales manager, Los Angeles
(310) 322-3300
15 John Walley
director of sales
(800) 999-6093
NA - not available WND WND Wind WND World Net Daily WND Waarnemend WND Wilson Disease Gene (genetic medicine) WND Will Not Disclose WND Waving Not Drowning WND Why Not Design (Citrus Heights, CA) - would not disclose (1.)In thousands (2.)Participating dentists in L.A. County (3.)In millions (4.)Abbreviations for services: ASO ASO arteriosclerosis obliterans. ASO 1 Administrative services organization, see there 2 Allele-specific–oligonucleotide hybridization 3 Anti-streptolysin O, see there - administrative services only, FFS (Flash File System) Software from Microsoft that made flash memory look like a disk drive. It was superseded by the Flash Translation Layer (FTL) from PCMCIA and M-Systems. See flash memory. - fee for service, HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, - health maintenance organization, POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale - point of service, PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there - preferred provider organization, EPO EPO see erythropoietin. EPO Erythropoietin, see there - exclusive provider organization exclusive provider organization (EPO), n a dental benefits plan that provides benefits only if care is rendered by institutional and professional providers with whom the plan contracts (with some exceptions for emergency and out-of-area services). (5.)Dental Plans only (6.)Included Vision Plans Note: The information for this list was provided by representatives of the dental plans themselves. Plans are ranked by L.A. County enrollment as of March 31, 2001. The survey was completed during the week of April 30, 2001. To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors typographical error - (typo) An error while inputting text via keyboard, made despite the fact that the user knows exactly what to type in. This usually results from the operator's inexperience at keyboarding, rushing, not paying attention, or carelessness. Compare: mouso, thinko. sometimes occur. [Graph omitted] [Graph omitted] |
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