MANAGED HEALTH CARE

Timeline Health Insurance and Managed Care in the US

Each group lists and reports out the key points associated with that time period and answers the question provided... leading conversation with the class around that question.

Group 1

1910- 1940s           pages 2-5

          Why did AMA oppose the formation of prepaid health?

Group 2

1940s – 1970                    bottom of 5- top of 9

          Why was organized medicine against the formation of Medicare and           Medicaid?

Group 3

1970 – 1980s                    top of 9- top of 13

          How did the dual choice mandate provide a boost to HMOs?

Group 4

1980s- 1990s                   13-20

          How did the focus of Utilization management shift during this time?

Group 5

1990s- early 2000s          bottom of 20 – top of 24

          What was the Managed Care Backlash?

Group 6

2000- 2010                       bottom of 24 – 27

          Describe the improvement brought about by the Medicare Modernization Act.

Group 7

2010 – present                 27-32

          How has healthcare become more accessible under the patient Protection and Affordable Care act?

Answer preview

Group 1

One of the reasons why AMA did not want the formation of prepaid health was because they saw it as an opportunity for the private sector to use their medical and health credentials for personal gains. The concept was new in the country and benefited either individual physicians or private health facilities. As a result, it was seen as a way to make more money than to help the sick in society.

Group 2

The formation of Medicare and Medicaid led to inflation In the health sector hence making organized medicine an adversary…

 

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