A model plan for the uninsured: delivering quality and affordability in a limited benefit managed care safety net program in Flint, Michigan.
This paper presents the background and multiyear outcome data for a limited benefit safety-net care program in Michigan. It is a possible solution for policymakers and hospital/clinic administrators to consider when evaluating plans to provide primary care for the 30 million uninsured Americans who will be affected by the Affordable Care Act.
University of Michigan–Flint, 303 East Kearsley St., Flint, MI 48502, USA. ccreech@umflint.edu
Constance J
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Creech
Barbara
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Kornblau
Donna
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Strugar-Fritsch
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D008824:Michigan; D017146:Models, Organizational; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States