The variations in health maintenance organization (HMO) and Medicaid mortality and preventable readmissions
Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Health Services Administration
Department
Health Science and Human Ecology
Abstract
The rising costs of health care and burgeoning government deficits have prompted new ways to control costs, while continuing to provide necessary health care. One method increasingly chosen by states to achieve these objectives is managed health care. There are many forms of managed care organization today. There are HMOs that provide the financing and delivery systems under the control of a single for-profit or non-profit organization; preferred provider organizations consisting of providers that have a pre-negotiated and usually discounted rate for services; administration service organizations that provide claims adjudication; and managed indemnity services organizations that use case management to control costs, while providing beneficiary freedom of choice.
Recommended Citation
Castro, Lyndon Troy, "The variations in health maintenance organization (HMO) and Medicaid mortality and preventable readmissions" (1997). Theses Digitization Project. 1307.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1307
