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11: Commentary on the Day's Papers
11: Commentary on the Day's Papers
Pages 209-212
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First, I would agree with that contention of Bob Meenan and others that managed care is not inherently evil, and that, despite the moral hazard associated with the incentive for underuse, it has several attractive design features with respect to patients with chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. These include a tendency to decrease the perils of overuse or even misuse of services and the promose of continuity of care.
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My fifth point is that, as Brad Gray, Karen Davis, and others pointed out, managed care entities are very variable. They are variable with respect to their content, their organization, their incentives, their training, and their results.
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It is probably not provided by many managed care entities, but it really should be. The last structural element is practice redesign, teamwork, changing the way we practice.
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212 CHANGING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND RHEUMATIC DISEASE which might possibly influence a huge number of people. There are more members of AARP than there are citizens of Canada.
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