Cost Effects of Managed Care

Volker Eric Amelung
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Volker Eric Amelung: Hannover Medical School

Chapter 14 in Healthcare Management, 2013, pp 249-250 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The influence of managed care on the cost of care is difficult to assess. Only few studies compare the entire cost of MCOs with those of the traditional fee-for-service insurances. Often only certain aspects are investigated, since the complexity would otherwise be impossible to address. Thus, the expenses of hospital services, the use of service providers and the influence on the prices of health services are examined. Due to higher economic efficiency and lower purchasing prices it is also difficult to separate the cost reductions in managed care from the selection effects. At least a portion of the cost advantages of MCOs seems to be due to the more favourable risks in the structure of insured persons in HMOs.

Keywords: Service Provider; Market Share; Selection Effect; Hospital Service; Cost Advantage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38712-8_14

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