discuss the impact of managed care on the affordability and quality of health care?

Answer 1

It increases the "affordability" to lower-income people; but tends to cause runaway spending - look at Medicare for example.

It also causes bad quality, and causes a negative incentive for medical practitioners.

Answer 2

Managed care has raised health care costs and transferred health care dollars to insurance corporations from the MDs. We are no longer in an era where the doctor could be paid with a bushel of apples--but I'd much prefer writing a check for the care I receive to a doctor or hospital than to an insurance company for premiums.

Answer 3

Managed Health Care with the governement's intervention, has increased the overall price of healthcare and reduced the cost to the consumers.

it has also lowered the quality