Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973.

Question

Review the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973. 

The growth of managed care in the United States was spurred by the enactment of

the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 (Links to an external site.). Currently,

managed care is the main mode of delivery of healthcare insurance in the U.S.

However, adoption and utilization of managed care is not without existence of both

proponents and critics, who are sharply divided on managed care’s overall impact on

U.S. health care delivery. Choose one of the requirements in the SSA and elaborate on

its effectiveness.

Are you a proponent or opponent (critic) of Managed Care? Why?