Date of Award
5-20-1997
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Departmental Honors
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Abstract
Since 1994 the issue of how access is impacted by managed care in rural Utah has been the focus of State advisory groups, the Utah Health Policy Commission, and the legislature. The Health Systems Improvement Act (1995) formalized the concern with a request that the Utah Department of Health study this impact (Sinclair et. Al., #2, pg. 1). In focus meetings around the state, the perception that managed care can negatively impact access in rural communities is generally accepted without significant controversy. Such comments often assume that rural residents will be forced to travel further or will receive fewer services that insurers have excluded from their managed care plans.
Recommended Citation
Linford, Douglas Sean, "Managed Health Care and Its Effects on Health Care Access in Box Elder County Utah" (1997). Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects. 403.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/honors/403
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Faculty Mentor
Roberta Herzberg