The American journal of managed care
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To gauge women's flexibility about seeing a nurse or an unfamiliar physician, to assess their interest in telephone visits, and to identify the characteristics of women who are least flexible. ⋯ The flexibility of most women regarding redesigned models of healthcare is encouraging. More attention needs to be paid, however, to education of women about multidisciplinary roles, enhancement of coordination of care, and customization of care to match patients' preferences.
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Comparative Study
The cost of Medicaid-covered services provided to disabled adults with neurologic disorders: implications for managed care.
To estimate the mean annual per capita cost of care provided to disabled adult Medicaid recipients with neurologic conditions and to compare mean annual costs for disabled adult Medicaid recipients with those of nondisabled adult Medicaid recipients. ⋯ States may want to separately capitate rehabilitation and support services given the large differences in the magnitude and relative distribution of costs for disabled and nondisabled Medicaid recipients.
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To determine if ethnic minority physicians experience more barriers in acquiring and maintaining managed care contracts than white physicians, and to determine if the physician's perceptions of his or her ability to provide appropriate care to patients varies with physician ethnicity. ⋯ Although we did not find overwhelming evidence of discrimination against ethnic minority physicians, differences in rates of termination, type of practice, board certification rates, and managed care affiliation were related to physician ethnicity.
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Editorial Comment
Equal employment opportunity in managed care organizations.