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The death of managed care: a regulatory autopsy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16089111     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
On the heels of widespread patient protection legislation in the states, the managed care industry abandoned or greatly scaled back the core elements of gate-keeping, utilization management, and financial incentives, which are the very targets of this legislation. This article explores whether, and to what extent, the industry's abrupt change in course can be attributed to these laws. Based on extensive interviews with key informants in six representative states, the article concludes that these laws were not the primary driver of changes in managed care practices. However, patient protection laws interacted with other social and market forces, through complex forms of feedback and reinforcement, to bring about more thoroughgoing change than would have otherwise occurred.
Authors:
Mark A Hall
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of health politics, policy and law     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0361-6878     ISO Abbreviation:  J Health Polit Policy Law     Publication Date:  2005 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-08-10     Completed Date:  2005-10-28     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7609331     Medline TA:  J Health Polit Policy Law     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  427-52     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Wake Forest University, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Gatekeeping / organization & administration
Interviews as Topic
Managed Care Programs / legislation & jurisprudence*,  organization & administration
Organizational Innovation
Patient Rights
Reimbursement, Incentive
United States

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