Managed Care Was a Methodology Adopted in the 1980s and 1990s

question 2

Multiple Choice

Managed care was a methodology adopted in the 1980s and 1990s. It is a system designed to deliver through a specific network of providers and to reduce costs. However, the cost saving was short-lived because:

• A) Consumer groups did not endorse the plans.
• B) Clients had been used to access to providers of their choice and unlimited service.
• C) Medicare and Medicaid took over these plans, making them unnecessary.
• D) The system lacked proper payment to physicians and many practitioners went out of business.

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