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Managed Care

Understanding Our Changing Health Care System

Introduction

What is Managed Care?

Major Differences Between Conventional and Managed Care Health Plans

How Does a Managed Care System Reduce Medical Costs?

How Does Managed Care Affect Medicaid and Medicare?

What are Some of the Major Types of Managed Care?

Managed Care Abbreviations and Key Terms

What are Some of the Concerns About Managed Care?

• Managed care may result in too few services being provided.
• Managed care restricts patients' "free choice" of providers.
• Managed health care models developed for large urban centers may not work in rural areas.
• Managed care does not address issues of access to health care services.

What Should an Individual Do if Offered a Managed Health Care Plan?

References

Credits

Acknowledgments

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