Homework Help: health care

Posted by M on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 8:10pm.

how does a managed care model of mental health care reduce health care spending?

health care - Ms. Sue, Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 8:18pm
I couldn't find any good information online -- but in general managed health care systems save money by:
* fewer doctor visits
* less expensive and fewer medications
* fewer diagnostic tests
* less access to specialists
* more stringent requirements for emergency care
- health care - M, Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 8:21pm
  Thank you Ms. Sue.
  - health care - Ms. Sue, Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 8:22pm
    You're welcome.
    
    And thanks for being persistent with your question. I hesitated to answer earlier because I am not an "expert" in medical care.
health care - SraJMcGin, Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 8:24pm
Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. Here are some sites on that:

1. (outsourcing): http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=330991

2. (retooling): http://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/9911/9911.players_hamer.html

3. http://www.tomdispatch.com/p/ehrenreich_interview/

From a personal point of view with my HMO I know my doctor is only to spend some 10 minutes (or less) with each patient. Also, he is very hesitant about doing prior authorizations for specialists. He only works out of the hosiptal my HMO does allow, so when I'm in the hospital I must go to, he can not.

Sra

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