The ethical impacts of managed care
George W. Rimler, Richard D. Morrison
Journal of Business Ethics · 1993 · Volume 12 · Issue 6
Abstract
In an attempt to gain some control over ever escalating health care cost, many organizations have moved to a managed care concept of health benefits. Managed care health benefit strategies account for well over 90 percent of all employer sponsored health benefit programs.In essence, managed care coverage usually demands, at a minimum, some form of utilization review in regard to provider services. Thus the privacy of the traditional doctor patient relationship must inevitably be modified when managed care enters the picture.This paper provides a framework for analyzing the managed care phenomenon as well as surfacing ethical questions and issues that will continue to arise as managed care grows.
Keywords
Care Health, Economic Growth, Provider Service, Health Benefit, Health Care Cost
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