Essentials of Managed Health Care with Study Guide, Fourth Edition (Essentials of Managed Care)
Intended to guide students through the seemingly impenetrable rules involved in today's managed health care system, this text is arranged into six sections: an introduction to the history and managed health care and various plans; an overview of the basic provider sectors and how managed health care works within them; how actually manages health care; the nonmedical operations of a health plan; Medicare and Medicaid; and legal and regulatory issues. Includes chapter-end learning objectives, a glossary, acronyms, and study questions. A study guide providing a chapter-by-chapter summary may be purchased separately.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.