Issue Brief Summary

Public Oversight of Managed Health Care:
Coverage - Consolidation - Costs
April 14, 1999

Re-visits the complex issue of regulatory oversight of the health care industry in an environment of increasingly complex health plans. Offers a summary of New Jersey's managed care laws, regulations and pending legislative bills, which are considered by many to be some of the most comprehensive in the country. Reviews the recent failures of two HMOs operating in New Jersey: American Preferred Provider Plan of Newark and HIP Health Plan of New Jersey, analyzing the "limits" of regulatory oversight in a complex, "deregulated" environment. [7pp]

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