Chapter 9
Themes: Managed Care and Integrated Health Systems
Readings: Ch. 9 (Delivering Health Care in America- A System Approach by Shi & Singh, 2015- - 6th Edition)
Assignment ( 500 words. Use APA reference format and the textbook for citations)
Most Americans receive their healthcare services through some form of managed care. Managed care was supposed to help lower the escalating costs of healthcare, but that promise has not yet been fully realized. In what ways has managed care been able to contain healthcare costs? Where has it failed? How has it affected the quality of care? Please provide examples from your personal experience, either as a healthcare professional or as a consumer.