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Managed care and efficient rationing.

Meredith B Rosenthal1, Joseph P Newhouse

  • 1Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

Journal of Health Care Finance
|August 1, 2002
PubMed
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Managed care reform is needed, as current systems ration services without considering consumer preferences. Understanding provider and consumer decisions is key to efficient healthcare allocation.

Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Healthcare Economics
  • Consumer Health

Background:

  • Growing dissatisfaction with managed care models necessitates significant reform.
  • Managed care backlash is often attributed to excessive rationing of services.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an alternative perspective on managed care dissatisfaction, focusing on the types of services rationed.
  • To evaluate the alignment of managed care's supply-side rationing with efficient allocation principles.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of managed care's rationing strategies.
  • Examination of the role of consumer preferences in service allocation.
  • Theoretical assessment of supply-side versus demand-side incentives.

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Main Results:

  • Managed care significantly rations services, often disregarding consumer preferences.
  • The current emphasis on supply-side controls may not align with efficient rationing principles.

Conclusions:

  • Managed care reform should prioritize consumer preferences in service allocation.
  • Further research into provider and consumer rationing decisions is crucial for designing effective healthcare incentives.