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Definition

“HMO’s are prepaid comprehensive coverage, group medical plans.  HMO’s became popular because they are less expensive than traditional health insurance plans, but they have raised concerns that they provide depersonalized care.” (Survey of Social Science: Sociology Series)

 

Keywords

  • Health Maintenance Organizations

  • Managed Care Plans

 

 

 

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  • How does an HMO work?
  • Are doctors in an HMO program given an incentive to provide/recommend too little care? 
  • What is Congress doing to insure the quality of service provided by HMOs? 
  • Are managed-care plans great for healthy people, but bad for sick people?
  •   Will the trend towards managed-care hurt the quality of health care?

 

Reference Books

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CQ Researcher on Controversies in Medicine and Science
Call Number: REF RA 425 .C85 2001

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Healthcare Reform in America: Contemporary World Issues
Call Number: REF RA 395 .A3 K7593 2004

 

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Cite Your Sources

Eventually, all students have to learn to properly cite their sources for their research. Some classes require MLA style, while others use APA. This page will give you pointers as well as help in creating those "Works Cited" or "References" pages. Remember you can always contact us, if it gets confusing (and it usually does!)

  • MLA Update 2009
    In Summer 2008, the Modern Language Association released its third edition of the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, which publicly unveiled modifications to MLA Style for the upcoming year.
    These changes go into effect in April 2009.
  • Sample of MLA Work Cited Page
    From Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University
  • Citation Builder - NCSU
    Citation Builder is an interactive web tool designed to assist college and university students in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.
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