Managed care and the inner city : the uncertain promise for providers, plans, and communities /

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Author / Creator:Andrulis, Dennis P.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1999.
Description:xxvi, 191 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3853661
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Other authors / contributors:Carrier, Betsy.
National Public Health and Hospital Institute.
ISBN:0787946230 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-178) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Tables and Figures
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • The Authors
  • Chapter 1. Managed Care and the Ecology of the Inner City
  • The Inner City Environment
  • Access to the Health System
  • Chapter 2. Managed Care, the Safety Net, and Inner City Residents
  • Managed Care Organizations: Benefits and Concerns for the Inner City
  • Managed Care Respond to Inner City Populations and Their Health Care Needs
  • Safety Net Providers, Managed Care and Vulnerable Populations
  • Chapter 3. Implementing Managed Care in the Inner City
  • Community Health and Public Health Issues
  • Physicians and Allied Health Professionals
  • The Traditional Providers of Care in the Inner City and Their Integration with Managed Care
  • Chapter 4. Integrating Urban Teaching Hospitals into Managed Care
  • Old Questions, New Issues for Urban Teaching Hospitals and Their Medical Schools
  • Urban Teaching Hospitals and Managed Care: Results from a National Survey
  • Chapter 5. Financing Managed Care for Urban Populations
  • Capitation Rates, Risk Adjustment, and Adverse Selection
  • The Challenges of Attaining Stability in Enrollment
  • The Special Circumstances of the Uninsured
  • The Threat and the Opportunity for Inner City Safety Net Hospitals