7-1

Managed Care

Resources

• Discussion and Participation Scoring Guide.
• Association of Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).
• The American Journal of Managed Care.

In the studies of this unit, you have been given a variety of resources on managed care. In this discussion, explain the concept of managed care and how it impacts reimbursement in health care settings?

The resources for this unit's study plus additional resources have been provided in the Resources area.

Once you are done, refer to the Discussion Participation Scoring Guide to make sure you have met the requirements of this discussion.

Response Guidelines

Read the posts of your peers and respond to two posts. Review and compare your response with that of your peers. What are the similarities and differences? Explain. What other information do you want to point out to your peer in relation to this topic?