The Provider Network
The provider network is one of the most important elements of managed care because managed care could not exist without it. What is the provider network? Explain how the provider network is linked to act of managed care contracting?
What are 2-3 common challenges that a typical member of the provider network might encounter with managed care contracting? Explain why.
Discuss different approaches that a health plan might take to developing and maintaining a network under differing conditions such as a rural area, underserved area, or community where there is minimum competition between some specialties.
Explain why. Your presentation should meet the following requirements: Be 4-6 slides long. Include title, introductory, concluding, and reference slides for a total of 8-10 slides. Each slide should have at least 150 words of speaker’s notes. Cite at least three scholarly sources, published within the last five years
