Guiding Principles for Managed Care Arrangements for the Health Care of Newborns, Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

By including the precepts of primary care in the delivery of services, managed care can be a tool to increase access to a full range of health care clinicians and services. On the other hand, managed care can result in underutilization of appropriate services and reduced quality of care. Therefore,...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2000-01, Vol.105 (1), p.132-135
Main Author: Committee on Child Health Financing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
Children & youth
General aspects
Health systems. Social services
Managed care
Managed care plans (Medical care)
Medical sciences
Pediatrics
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Teenagers
Young adults
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Summary:By including the precepts of primary care in the delivery of services, managed care can be a tool to increase access to a full range of health care clinicians and services. On the other hand, managed care can result in underutilization of appropriate services and reduced quality of care. Therefore, the American Academy of Pediatrics urges the use of the principles outlined in this statement in designing and implementing managed care for newborns, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults for several reasons. This policy statement replaces the 1995 policy statement, “Guiding Principles for Managed Care Arrangements for the Health Care of Infants, Children, Adolescents and Young Adults,” and outlines the key principles of managed care for newborns, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.105.1.132