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Disability and managed care : problems and opportunities at the end of the century
- Title
- Disability and managed care : problems and opportunities at the end of the century / Arnold Birenbaum.
- Author
- Birenbaum, Arnold
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Book/Text | Use in library | RA413.5.U5 B494 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xix, 178 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "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."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Disability, American Society, and Health Care -- 2. Medical Care Financing and Utilization for People with Disabilities -- 3. Full-Blown Managed Care -- 4. A Cost-Driven Delivery System and People with Disabilities -- 5. Contested Terrain: Access to Specialists and Hospital Stays -- 6. Disability, the Quality of Life, and the Quality of Managed Care -- 7. Managed Care and Centers of Excellence -- 8. Public Health Partnerships: Work in Progress -- 9. Protecting the Rights of Consumers -- 10. Some Unresolved Issues.
- ISBN
- 027596552X (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 99023415
- OCLC
- 41211352
- ocm41211352
- SCSB-4787687
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries