Links to Managed Care & Disability

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Associations and Organizations
Children
Consumer Resources
Developmental Disabilities
Dictionaries, Glossaries, Directories
General
Medicare/Medicaid
Mental Health
Physical Disabilities
Seniors

Associations and Organizations

• Academy of Managed Care Providers
  The Academy of Managed Care Providers®, a national organization of clinicians, managed care professionals and affiliated healthcare industry professionals, has been serving members since 1993.
• Agency for Health Care Administration
  The Bureau of Managed Care monitors the quality of health care services provided through commercial HMOs, prepaid health clinics, Medicaid HMO contracts, workers compensation managed care arrangements and exclusive provider organizations.
• American Association of Health Plans |
• American Association of Managed Care Nurses
  The vision of the AAMCN is to be an interrelated member of the managed care delivery team and systems for positive health care outcomes.
• AARP RESEARCH
  American Association of Retired Persons Research - Health & Long Term Care, information, research results and policy insights.
• American College of Physicians Managed Care Resources
  The College is developing a range of resources to help you make informed decisions about managed care as it affects your practice.
• American Medical Specialty Organization, Inc. Managed Care Forum
  The purpose of the AMSO Web site is to provide a forum for the healthcare professional and consumers of healthcare to learn and expound about the ever-changing managed healthcare industry.
• Association of Managed Care Providers
  The Association of Managed Care Providers is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education, and promotion of dentist providers of managed care dental plans.
• Disabilities & Managed Care
  ASPE's Disabilities and Managed Care Web site.  This site provides information relevant to researchers, policymakers, consumers, and advocates on a wide range of issues associated with managed care and disabilities.
• Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
  The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation.  The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health are community, and the general public. Information on recent legislation regarding managed health care.
• Managed Care Resources, Inc.
  The delivery of health care services is entering a period of significant transition from the traditional fee-for-service environment to that of managed care.
• National Association of Managed Care Physicians
  The mission of the National Association of Managed Care Physicians is to enhance the ability of practicing physicians and other health care professionals through education, research and communication, to succeed in managed care environments and integrated delivery systems.
• NCQA HOME PAGE - National Committee for Quality Assurance
• National Rehabilitation Hospital - Center for Health & Disability Research
  The NRH - CHDR conducts research funded by federal and private agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), Department of Defense, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Children

• Children and Managed Health Care |
• Managed Care Challenges for Children
  Managed Care Challenges for Children and Family Services is located on the Center for Health Care Strategies Web site along with a number of other relevant articles involving children.
• What Does Managed Care Mean for Children
  Children's Medical Center of Dallas Web site devoted to issues surrounding children and managed care.

Consumer Resources

• AARP WEBPLACE: Managed Care, a Consumer's Guide |
• The Digest of Managed Health Care
  The Digest of Managed Health Care is a 20-page monthly compendium which addresses the wide range of issues relating to managed care.
• Ethical Issues in Managed Health Care Organizations |
• HealthAllies.com
  HealthAllies.com was created on the simple premise that Americans are paying far too much for medical care. We can help you reduce your medical costs, using tools, power and resources that until now were available only to insurance companies.

Developmental Disabilities

• The ARC: Managed Care and Mental Retardation Information Page
  Managed care and long-term services for people with mental retardation.
• The National Clearinghouse on Managed Care and Long-Term Services and Supports for Adults with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families.
• "Where Should We Stand On Managed Care?" - Commonwealth Coalition for Community.

Dictionaries, Glossaries, Directories

• CareWorks Managed Care Dictionary
• Glossary of Managed Care Terms from DHHS
• Managed Care Terms and Definitions
  The Managed Care Group defines terms used in a managed care environment.
• The Language of Managed Disability |
  This material is excerpted from The Language of Managed Disability: A Glossary of Terms.

General

• Additional Web Sites with Information on Managed Care
  "Disclaimer: references or links from these pages to other pages outside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HS)".
• AMSO Managed Healthcare Forum
  AMSO promotes the concept of managed care rather than managed access among its specialty physician clientele, thereby raising patient satisfaction and physician autonomy.
• Arizona Rural Managed Care Center
  The Arizona Rural Managed Care Center (AzRMCC) began in the fall of 1994 as one of five projects including Maine, Nebraska-Iowa, Oklahoma, and West Virginia funded by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) to expand and promote managed care in rural America. The Arizona RMCC is operated out of the Rural Health Office which is part of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona.
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a legal advocacy group for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability.
• Children’s Defense Fund’s mission is to Leave No Child Behind and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
• Evolution of Managed Health Care
  The Evolution of Managed Health Care...Key Principles, Issues, and Benefits in Managed Care.
• Families USA Foundation is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans.
• General Recommendations to the California Managed Health Care Improvement Task Force "By Laura Remson Mitchell.
• HCFA is the federal agency that administers the Medicaid, Medicare, and Child Health Insurance Program.
• Impact of Managed Care on Clinical Research: A Preliminary Investigation from the National Center for Research Resources
• Managed Health Care & Malpractice
  Managed health care organizations are more numerous and pervasive today. As they have grown in influence, many patients and professionals have claimed that medical care, while increasing in sophistication, has declined in quality. At the same time, the large-business and third-party aspects of managed care organizations can make medical decision-making an impersonal process, and increase the need for organizations and clinics to exercise joint responsibility with the treating physician for informed patient care.
• The Managed Care Group
  Unites five separate companies, each formed in response to a unique aspect of the complex needs of today's managed health care industry.  Together these companies represent the broad spectrum of the managed care and insurance industries. All the professionals have both hands-on and conceptual knowledge, with each member of the team having an average of 20 years of experience in his or her area of expertise.
• Managed Care Issue Forum
  The first Building Bridges Forum, designed for HHS employees, will focus on managed care initiatives, research and implications for the Department and our partners.
• Managed Care Magazine
  MANAGED CARE magazine advises physicians and HMO plan executives about the challenges of capitation, reimbursement, and compensation.
• Medical Care Mall
  Find associations, credentialing organizations, publications, Conference and Meeting information, links to provider lists, links of general interest, and much more.
• Managed Care Online
  Powerful knowledge management resources for anyone professionally interested with managed care.
• Mathematica Policy Research Inc. is a leader in policy research and analysis.  The firm has conducted some of the most important evaluations of public programs and demonstrations undertaken in the United States.
• Murphy’s Unofficial Medicaid Page is a Resource Guide to Medicaid and contains links to State Medicaid sites on the web.
• Mutual Risk Point of Service Option
  By Laura Remson Mitchell, Government Issues Coordinator, Multiple Sclerosis California Action Network (MS-CAN), National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
• National Clearinghouse on Managed Care and Long Term Supports and Services for People with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families.
• National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans.
• National Health Information's Managed Care Library
  NHI publishes specialized, targeted information for health care executives on a variety of topics, from capitation to disease management.
• National Health Law Program is a national public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America’s working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
• The National Managed Health Care Congress
  The National Managed Health Care Congress (NMHCC) is the leading provider of strategic business information and education for the healthcare industry, producing cutting-edge conferences and expositions that address the full range of critical issues facing the industry today.
• Texas Institute for Health Policy Research: Executive Summary: "How Will We Pay for Health Care?"
• The Urban Institute investigates social and economic problems confronting the nation and analyzes  efforts to solve these problems.
• Written Testimony to the California Managed Health Care Improvement Task Force By Laura Remson Mitchell.

Medicare/Medicaid

• Health Care Financing Administration
  Welcome to the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the federal agency that administers Medicare and  Medicaid.
• KELN Bibliography: Medicare and Managed Care
  Statutes and Regulations | Overview Materials | Caselaw | Practice Materials | Government Publications | Serials | Books/Pamphlets | Scholarship | Newspaper Articles.
• Managed Care in Medicare and Medicaid
  Overview: Since 1993, the number of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in managed care plans has experienced unprecedented growth.
• Medicaid HMOs and Perinatal Care
  Medicaid Enrollees in HMOs: A Comparative Analysis of Perinatal Outcomes for Mothers and Newborns in a Large Chicago HMO.
• Medicaid and Welfare Reform

Mental Health

• California Coalition for Ethical Mental Health Care
  Books, articles and documents concerning mental health care, health care financing, professional and ethical issues: recommended reading.
• Managed Care Issues on Mental Health
  A network of sites surrounding mental health and the impact of managed care.

Physical Disabilities

• MANAGED CARE: DANGERS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
  By Laura Remson Mitchell.

Seniors

• Managed Care and Senior Living
  Information to help you understand Medicare managed care, how to choose a plan and whether it is best to stay with traditional Medicare.
• The Elderly Have Unique Health Care Needs That May Be Unsuited For Managed Care
  Advocates of expanding managed care in the senior population point to the successes achieved in the private market.