Disability and Managed Care
Subtitle: Problems and Opportunities at the End of the Century
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; Praeger
Published: October 30, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780275965525
Subjects: Central government policies; Disability: social aspects; Health systems & services; Health Care Policy; Services For The Physically Challenged; Medical; Diet / Health / Fitness; Health/Fitness; USA; Administration; General; Health Risk Assessment; Medical / Public Health; Health Policy; Human Services; Managed care plans (Medical ca; Managed care plans (Medical care); Medical care; People with disabilities; United States
Description: "Birenbaum analyzes the pivotal disability and health policy issues that have emerged from our reliance upon managed care. First, he examines how disability has been defined and redefined in social science and in government regulations. Then, he discusses the major changes in health care over the last decade - in particular, the financial and organizational principles behind managed care.

After reviewing the structural advantages and disadvantages of managed care for people with disabilities, he concludes with observations on the future of health care for people with disabilities, particularly in the context of the quality of life and the possible functional outcomes following medical interventions."--Jacket.