Managed care : made in America /

Birenbaum, Arnold.

Managed care : made in America / Arnold Birenbaum. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1997. - xv, 193 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: Retrenchment and the Remaking of the Health-Care System
1.What Is Managed Care?
2.American Business Falls in Love with Managed Care
3.Medicaid Managed Care
4.Healthy and Unhealthy People at the HMO
5.How HMOs Assure Quality
6.Consumer Satisfaction
7.Professional Autonomy and Managed Care
8.Protecting Consumers and Providers through Legislation
9.The Growing Business of HMOs
10Unresolved Issues Regarding Managed Care
Bibliographical Essay

0275959163 (alk. paper)


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

W 84 B618m 1997