Required Reading
Affordable Care Act; findings from Mayo Clinic provide new insights into Affordable Care Act (expected and unexpected consequences of the Affordable Care Act: The impact on patients and surgeons—pro and con arguments XXXXXXXXXXManaged Care Weekly Digest, 63.
Berenson, R. A., Burton, R. A., & McGrath, M XXXXXXXXXXDo Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) help or hinder primary care physicians' ability to deliver high-quality care? Healthcare, 4(3), XXXXXXXXXX.
Healey, B. J., & Evans, T. M XXXXXXXXXXIntroduction to health care services: Foundations and challenges (1). New York, US: Jossey-Bass.
Hoffman, S XXXXXXXXXXManaged care, the legal system, and checklist medicine. Brown University Child & Adolescent Behavior Letter, 31(6), 8.
Managed care; researchers at American College of Physicians Report new data on managed care (preconsultation exchange in the United States: Use, awareness, and attitudes XXXXXXXXXXInsurance Weekly News, 171.
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA); NCQA health insurance plan ratings—valuable tool for consumers. (2015, November 1). Health Insurance Law Weekly, p. 31.
Owen, R., Heller, T., & Bowers, A XXXXXXXXXXHealth services appraisal and the transition to Medicaid Managed Care from fee for service. Disability and Health Journal, XXXXXXXXXX
Sonderling, H. (2015, September 16). ValueWalk: Could managed care companies help offset rising healthcare costs? [Web log post]. Newstex Global Business Blogs. Chatham: Newstex.
Waitzkin, H., & Hellander, I XXXXXXXXXXObamacare: The neoliberal model comes home to roost in the United States—if we let it. Monthly Review, 68(1), 1-18.
Optional Reading
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services XXXXXXXXXXManaged care. Accessed from https:
www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-program-information
y-topics/delivery-systems/managed-care/managed-care-site.html