Managed Care On Stroke Prevention Surgery Did Not Improve Quality Or Outcome Of Care, For Common Procedure
Monday, December 29, 2008 - 21:36
in Health & Medicine
Policymakers and economists often promote managed-care plans based on the assumption that they prevent the overuse of unnecessary surgical procedures or help steer patients to high-quality providers, compared to traditional fee-for-service insurance plans. However a new study found that in the case of one common surgical procedure, the checks and balances assumed with managed care did not improve the quality or outcome of care.