INDEMNITY INSURANCE SYSTEM VERSUS THE MANAGED CARE SYSTEM

2005

Table of Contents

1. Abstract
2. Introduction
3. Body
3. 1 General Information about Healthcare systems
3. 2 Types of Plans
3. 2.1 Indemnity
3. 2.2 Managed Care
3. 2.2.1 Health Maintenance Organizations
3. 2.2.2 Preferred Provider Organization
3. 2.2.3 Point of Service
3. 2.2.4 Table 1

3.4 Influences of managed care system on:

3.4.1 Institutions

3.4.2 Customers

3.5 Benefits of indemnity insurance

3.6 Managed care and Quality

3.6.1 Quality Indicators

3. 7 Recommended Changes
3. 8 The role of healthcare managers

3.8.2 Healthcare managers within the companies

4. Conclusion
5. References

People have to face it today that it is impossible to avoid healthcare and therefore some kind of health insurance needs to be chosen. The costs of medical care and treatment are rising every year, and uninsured individuals live with the high risk of facing huge expenses because of emergencies and life-threatening illnesses. However, before choosing the insurance company, customers need to be aware of the various types of private health insurances...