Roles and opportunities for local health departments in managed care markets

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-28

  Reid, W Michael ^a   Mason, Katherine P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Competition; Local health departments; Managed care organizations; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH SYSTEMS PLANS; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031615240     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-199801000-00006     Document Type: Article

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