Managed care and children with special health care needs.
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The implementation of managed care for children with special health care needs is often associated with apprehension regarding new barriers to health care services. At times, these barriers may overshadow opportunities for improvement. This statement discusses such opportunities, identifies challenges, and proposes active roles for pediatricians and families to improve managed care for children with special health care needs.
منابع مشابه
Two commentaries: defining the challenge and opportunities for children in managed health care.
M any parents of children with special health care needs, myself included, have not embraced managed care as the best system of care for our children. For populations with special needs, managed care is new and unproven, and seems terribly risky when the stakes are so high. When our children’s health system fails, it wreaks havoc on our entire family structures and our daily lives. However, we ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Pediatrics
دوره 114 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998