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Cost Measurement, Roger A. Lohmann, Nancy Lohmann
Cost Measurement, Roger A. Lohmann, Nancy Lohmann
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This article, which originally appeared in the 1997 Supplement to the Encyclopedia of Social Work is an overview and introduction to cost concepts as they are used in social work and human services. A few important ideas and concepts that have come into the picture since the original publication have been added to this version.
Managed Care: The Questionable Triumph Of Financial Management, Roger A. Lohmann
Managed Care: The Questionable Triumph Of Financial Management, Roger A. Lohmann
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Managed Care is a generic term for a broad and constantly changing mix of health insurance, assistance and payment programs which seek to retain quality and access while controlling the cost of physical and mental health services. The introduction of managed care fundamentally transforms the traditional “agency” relationships on which modern social work was built. Little research on its impact on social services is currently available. The managed care model, with its distinctive external patterns of accountability, raises serious questions about the continuing viability of the “social agency” model of practice to which social work has been committed for most …