How the industry operates
Article Abstract:
An historical perspective on the managed care industry, the change in the trends of the healthcare costs, an analysis on the two types of managed care industry, the health maintenance organizations, and the preferred provider organizations; the factors responsible for the success of an organization and the related medical acts are discussed.
Publication Name: Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys: Health Care
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0196-4666
Year: 2005
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How the industry operates
Article Abstract:
This article contains the following subsections: A pressing need to control healthcare costs; what is a managed care plan?; what fuels enrollment?; the key elements of a successful manage care organization; Medicare and managed care; Medicaid and managed care; information management: a vital function; and concludes with Dental plans.
Publication Name: Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys: Health Care
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0196-4666
Year: 2003
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How the industry operates
Article Abstract:
The operations of the healthcare facilities in United States are examined. The implications of the Medicare and Medicaid legislations, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 are discussed. Managed care, health maintenance organization, flexible preferred provider organization etc. are also discussed.
Publication Name: Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys: Health Care
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0196-4666
Year: 2005
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