The Devolution of Managed Care Contractor Duties: Analysis and Implications for Public Policy in Managed Behavioral Health Care

Authors

Sara J. Rosenbaum, George Washington UniversityFollow
Anne R. Markus, George Washington UniversityFollow
Joel B. Teitelbaum, George Washington UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

12-2001

Publisher

Center for Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University

Series

Behavioral Health Issue Brief Series No. 20

Keywords

Medicaid & SCHIP; Managed Care; Managed Care Contracting

Abstract

This Issue Brief analyzes the devolution of the legal duties assumed by managed care organizations (MCOs) in their contracts with group purchasers. Specifically, this brief examines the delegation of MCO contractual duties related to member care and services to individual network providers by comparing the language used in master contracts between purchasers and MCOs with the language contained in agreements with network health care providers who serve members covered under the master contract.

Comments

Funder: SAMHSA.

Recommended Citation

Rosenbaum, Sara J.; Markus, Anne R.; and Teitelbaum, Joel B., "The Devolution of Managed Care Contractor Duties: Analysis and Implications for Public Policy in Managed Behavioral Health Care" (2001). Health Policy and Management Issue Briefs. Paper 5.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_policy_briefs/5

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