Abstract
Managed care is a strategy for organizing the delivery of health-care services. It comprises a set of management tools, many of which draw on public health concepts. Managed care has a long history in the United States, and is increasingly becoming an element in European health-care systems, as well as in middle-income and developing countries. Most studies find that managed care tools can reduce costs, but the effects of managed care on quality are less clear. © 2008
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | International Encyclopedia of Public Health |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 195-202 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780123739605 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Disease management
- Gatekeeping
- Health maintenance organization
- Independent practice association
- Integrated care delivery
- Managed care
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Preferred provider organization
- Public health
- Utilization review
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Dentistry
- General Medicine