Managed care can be very confusing for patients.
Managed care can be very confusing for patients. It can be hard to understand what plans are available, what plans cover, and what plans offer to consumers. Create a patient cheat sheet that highlights the important components of three managed care plans.
Create a graphical patient cheat-sheet to highlight the key points of managed care plans (HMO, PPO, and POS) as well as the limitations and exclusions of the plans.
Use the readings from this unit as reference material, citing at least two specifically in your work.
For each managed care plan provide information the details for each of the following categories:
- Costs (e.g., copay, deductible, premium, etc.)
- Coverage Limitations and/or Exclusions
- Flexibility (in choosing services and providers: require PCP, referral, pre-authorization, out-of-network?)
- Pre-existing conditions considerations
- Other categories deemed necessary
- Select how to graphically display the information. Options include PowerPoint presentation, a table in Word, Venn Diagram, organizational chart, etc.)
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