Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-218) and index.
Managed care in the United States -- History of the fee-for-service health care system -- Transition to a managed health care system -- Managed care's impact on health care -- Managed care's future impact on health care -- Government intervention in health care -- Managed care in the developmental disabilities sector -- Managed care in the disability field -- Model for managed long-term DD services -- Putting theory into practice: DD services -- Managed long-term health care: preparing for the future