Types of Managed Care Plans

Types of Managed Care Plans

Please read chapter 7 in the text Health Economics and Policy: James W. Henderson. and prepare a summary of all the types of managed care plans covered in this chapter. The types of managed care plans that must be covered:

1. Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
   1. Group-Model HMO
   2. Staff-Model HMO
   3. Network-model HMO
   4. Individual Practice Association (APA)
   5. Consumer-Directed Health Plan (CDHP)
2. Preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
3. Point-of-service (POS)
4. Hybrid Varieties

Please make sure that you

1. Define
2. Clarify
3. Explain
4. Differentiate

Each types of Managed Care Plans and provide the following

1. Quality of service
2. Patient access
3. Membership and utilization of services
4. Financial stability
5. The plan’s management