Managed care and changing health care markets / Michael A. Morrisey, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morrisey, Michael A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Managed care plans (Medical care)--United States.

Managed care plans (Medical care).

Medical care.

Marketing.

United States.

Health insurance--United States.

Health insurance.

Medical care--United States--Marketing.

Physical Description:

xviii, 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Managed care & changing health care markets

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, 1998.

Summary:

More and more Americans are enrolling in health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, and other managed-care programs. As managed care has expanded, its quality, cost-effectiveness, and restriction of individual choice have been increasingly called into question. Managed Care and Changing Health Care Markets analyzes the use of managed care by employers, the effects of managed care on providers, and the antitrust implications of the changing market structure.

The research in this book clarifies a series of misconceptions about managed care. One popular misunderstanding is that managed care is not available to small groups; another is that managed care inevitably increases health care costs; a third common misunderstanding is that managed care squeezes the incomes of all physicians.

This volume presents the latest empirical studies on the effects of market change on physicians, hospitals, and employers. Michael Morrisey offers some observations on the changing health care market and the implications of these changes on health policy issues.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0844740381

084474039X

OCLC:

38014213