AN EXAMINATION OF THE PROBABLE IMPACT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MANAGED CARE REGIME ON HEALTHCARE FOR THE ELDERLY AND RESULTANT IMPACTS ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ELDERLY PERSONS 1 - INTRODUCTION .............................. 1
Statement of the Problem .................. 1
Purpose of the Study ...................... 4
Definitions of Terms ..................... 5
2 - REVIEW OF LITERATURE ...................... 6
Introduction .............................. 6
Health Care Reform Proposals .............. 6
Benefits Standardization ............... 6
Insurance Practices .................... 8
Group Purchasing ....................... 11
The Long-Term Care System ................. 12
LTC Facilities .......... 15
The LTC Delivery System ................ 19
Care in LTC Facilities ............ 29
3 - CONCLUSION ................................ 35
REFERENCES ......................................... 37
Persons aged 65 years old or older account for approximately 12 percent of the American population. The average life span in the United States has increased from an expected 70 years in the mid-1960s to 79 years today. The expected life span for w
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