Essentials of Managed Health Care


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Peter Kongstvedt provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of managed health care and health insurance. With a primary focus on the commercial sector, the book also addresses managed health care in Medicare, Medicaid, and military medical care. An historical overview and a discussion of taxonomy and functional differences between different forms of managed health care provide the framework for the operational aspects of the industry as well.




Essentials of Managed Health Care


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Managed Care




A Study Guide to Essentials of Managed Health Care, Fourth Edition


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How can you help students master the complexities of managed health care? For years, instructors nationwide have counted on one text to convey a solid understanding of fundamental concepts -- Peter R. Kongstvedt's "Essentials of Managed Health Care". Now in its Fourth Edition, this best selling textbook continues to supply a clear and accessible explanation of how managed care actually works. Web site serves as a launching pad to numerous activities and resources where ready-to-use PowerPoint slides, additional readings organized by chapter, and a test bank for instructors are available.







Readings in Managed Health Care


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This collection of readings is a companion To The Essentials of Managed Health Care, Second Edition. These articles, taken from four Aspen journals (Managed Care Quarterly, Health Care Management Review, Journal of Health Care Finance, and Quarterly Management in Health Care) provide indepth coverage of key issues and topics in managed care.