Managed Care Organizations

Compare and contrast each of the three statements related to Managed Care Organizations, Medicare, and Medicaid with one another and explain how they were similar and different to each other. Managed care organizations emphasize physicians’ responsibilities to control patient access to expensive hospitalization and specialty care, a principle dubbed “gatekeeping.” Some argue that “gatekeeping” is unethical because it introduces financial factors into treatment decisions. Others say it improves quality by promoting the use of the most appropriate levels of care. Medicare is an area that often gets overlooked and is seen as a burden financially. Discuss alternatives to ease the drain on Medicare resources. Medicaid is shouldering an ever-increasing burden of cost for long-term care for the elderly, with enormous impacts on state budgets throughout the nation. Discuss alternatives to ease this drain on Medicaid resources. Please submit one APA formatted essay and include an APA formatted table that highlights the above content. See the APA Manual for examples of word tables. Make sure to include a title, an introduction, a conclusion, and reference page. The assignment should have a minimum of two scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook. Text book is Young & Kroth. Shultz and Young’s Health Hecate USA Understanding it’s Organization and Delivery 9th Ed Bartlett learning 2018