State Regulation of Managed Care (Aspen Health Law Center Current Issues)

As a result of intense lobbying by consumers and health care providers, managed care organizations are under close scrutiny. More and more frequently, states are taking assertive roles in governing managed care operations, including monitoring how they contract with providers and what types of benefits they provide to enrollees. In this volume, you'll learn how MCOs nationwide are being held accountable to a complex array of new laws -- and what you can expect and demand from MCOs according to new laws.