Questions
1. In your own words, explain closed and open panel health maintenance organizations and the continuum of managed care.
2. After you discuss what an open and closed panel HMO is discuss if you think there are pros and cons to each type of model. What companies are examples of both?
3. In your own words, define managed care and discuss how managed care will impact healthcare delivery under healthcare reform
4. How has managed care changed since the late 80s, early 90s? What does it mean to how, we the consumer, are receiving care?
5. Do you think that managed care has been successful at regulating cost and improving quality? What are the challenges they faced?