Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
Managed Care Organizations
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Managing the Unmanaged
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study presents a case analysis of how three urban medical centers with differing ownership models within one metropolitan area, ration access to uncompensated care to uninsured patients.
Medicaid Managed Care
September 4, 2012 | Report
Have states saved money using managed care for their Medicaid populations and have their beneficiaries received better access and higher quality services?
National Managed Care Forum Yields Journal Article on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities
December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The University of Maryland School of Medicine summarized information from a national forum on eliminating health disparities in managed care settings for a special issue of the American Journal of Managed Care.
Hedrick Smith PBS Series Does a Complete Workup on Health Care
June 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
From 1998 to 2001, Spartanburg, S.C.-based Hedrick Smith Productions, headed by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith, produced two PBS programs examining managed care and other major health care issues. They also conducted an outreach campaign in connection with the programs.
Laws that Limit Providers and Limit Patient Choice May Have Limited Effects
January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
From 1996 to 1998, researchers at the University of Alabama studied the effect of any willing provider (AWP) and freedom of choice (FOC) laws on Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and employers.
Preferred Provider Organizations - Are They Better at Keeping Health Costs Down?
January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
From 1992 to 1995, researchers at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Mich., assessed the overall effects of preferred provider organizations (PPOs) on hospital, outpatient, physician, and total health care costs and utilization. They compared costs of care in the PPOs with those of managed indemnity plans.
Report Outlines Who Should Protect Managed Care Consumers
March 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
Kalkines, Arky, Zall & Bernstein produced a report evaluating state legislative initiatives intended to preserve the autonomy of the physician-patient relationship within the new cost and clinical constraints of managed care.
Forums Help Participants Better Understand Managed Care
March 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
During 1995 and 1996, staff from New York-based Cine Information held a series of Socratic-style dialogues about managed care based on the Fred Friendly seminar model.
Issue Briefs and Forum Outline Impact of Managed Care on Vulnerable Populations
August 31, 1998 | Program Result Report
During 1997 and 1998, The Alliance for Health Reform produced a series of four forums on the topic of vulnerable populations and managed care.
Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data by Health Plans Has Grown Substantially, but Opportunities Remain to Expand Efforts
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Health plans have been charged with collecting data on their members' race and ethnicity to improve the quality of care and reduce disparities.