Why is managed care considered to be a threat to the independence and autonomy of medical practitioners?

What will be an ideal response?


In some communities, managed care enrolls so many people that insufficient business is left for physicians who are not part of the managed-care system. To make a living, doctors would have little choice other than to sign on with the managed-care system and accept whatever pay and working conditions are dictated. In fact, physicians' incomes have stopped rising and may even have begun to fall, in part because of the cost controls of managed care.

Sociology

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a. universally understood. b. always words or language. c. socially defined. d. instinctually understood.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

In the United States, there are few barriers to upward social mobility. As long as someone works hard enough, they can achieve middle- or upper-class status.

Sociology

Many youth get their first jobs because of connections their parents have. Which of the following concepts best describes this phenomenon?

a. Groupthink b. Out-group bias c. Xenophobia d. Social capital

Sociology

Our categorization in different groups structures our experiences uniquely; for example, a black woman may experience both sexism and racism, as well as unique forms of gendered racism or racialized sexism. Sociologists today use the term __________ to

describe this. A) internal colonies B) matrix of overlaps C) compound theory D) intersectionality

Sociology