Managed Care in the Health Sector

Managed care is a series of techniques that seeks to regulate the services in the health sector. They are intended to reduce the cost of giving the benefits related to care in the health sector as well as the quality of the services. It is also intended to reduce unnecessary health costs through economic incentives to care givers and patients to select less costly services that befit them. It also controls on the number of patients admitted and the period they should stay in the health facility. On those health services of high cost, there is intensive management provided.   Among the forms of managed care that are being used in the public and private sector of the country include, Managed Care in a Public Setting: (MCPS) and Health Maintenance Organization: (HMO) here an organization can offer health care services to its employees Private Fee-For-Service (PFFS) fee for service offer a wide range of services and physicians. Insurance companies pay medical fees for each insured patient. This helps I reduction of the overall cost of accessing various health facilities as the government provide subsidies through these covers. Through introduction of many insurance plans covering health care of citizens, access to these insurance plans by the citizens has been made highly effective.Managed Care in the Health Sector