Children and Managed Care: What Research Can, Can’t, and Should Tell Us about Impact  

Oleh:

Simpson, Lisa ; Fraser, Irene

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Medical Care Research and Review vol. 56 no. 2 (Jun. 1999), page 9-36.
Topik: research; managed care for children
Fulltext: 13MCR56.2 (93.05KB)

Isi artikel

The speed and ubiquity of the move from fee-for-service to managed care raises questions about how these changes affect children. This article examines (1) the pace and context of the move to managed care for children, (2) potential opportunities and challenges emerging from these changes, (3) research findings on how managed care affects children, and (4) next steps for learning more. The research review provides a consistent answer to whether managed care is good for children: it depends on what kind of managed care, which children, and under what circumstances. This finding suggests lessons for future research: (1) focus on particular features of managed care, (2) get inside the “black box” of managed care and examine providers, (3) expand the portfolio of research on children: research on adults cannot “trickle down” to children, (4) foster research partnerships and networks, and (5) focus on poor and chronically ill children.

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