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Article: Health care and managed care: how compelling a fit?
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- Public Management
- Article date:
- June 1, 1994
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Implications For Local Government Managers
Health care reform and managed care are linked inextricably in current policy discussions and legislative proposals. If health reform is the goal, then managed care is a major part of the solution. Although these concepts legitimately are viewed in tandem, it is critical to understand that they are not synonymous. Failure to recognize parts of the policy problem not addressed by managed care, as well as the learning curve faced by managed care in meeting the health reform challenge, will set unrealistic expectations for managed health plans.
Managed care delivery systems can substantially ameliorate (but will not by ...