Health care and managed care: how compelling a fit? From: Public Management | Date: June 1, 1994| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1994 International City-County Management Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

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Health care reform and managed care are linked inextricably in current policy discussions and legislative proposals. If health reform is the goal, then managed care is a major part of the solution. Although these concepts legitimately are viewed in tandem, it is critical to understand that they are not synonymous. Failure to recognize parts of the policy problem not addressed by managed care, as well as the learning curve faced by managed care in meeting the health reform challenge, will set unrealistic expectations for managed health ...

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