ABSTRACT
This book explains how clinical guidelines might be used to define health care needs and basic benefits. It discusses certain technical issues of the model proposal, including the importance of considering both health outcome evidence and patient and public preferences.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|29 pages
The Model Proposal: Designing Basic Benefit Plans Using Clinical Guidelines
part Two|110 pages
Analysis of the Model Proposal
part Three|17 pages
Counterpoint: The Oregon Medicaid Experiment