What is managed care and what are the different managed care models?

What is managed care and what are the different managed care models?

Instructions This discussion focuses on the concepts of managed care and integrated organizations. Based on your module’s assigned readings, you need to answer the following questions. Be sure that you provide citations from your module readings and also include one citation/reference from the peer-review literature: a. What is managed care? Summarize the different managed care models. Does managed care work? b. What is “integrated patient care”? How does it differ from integrated organizational structures? Summarize the future of integrated patient care and integrated organizational structures in the delivery of health care in the US. c. What is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and how has passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) impacted the growth of Accountable Care Organizations? If you currently work in an ACO, articulate how the processes and data collection are different from other organizations. Research and include at least one additional reference article in your response. The book that is needed to answer the questions : Delivering Health Care in America A Systems Approach by Leiyu Shi and Douglas A Singh