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Nonprofit Adaptation to Performance-Based, Managed Care Contracting in Michigan's Foster Care System
Abstract
While performance-based & managed care contracting initiatives
have become increasingly common in service sectors populated by
nonprofit organizations, the impact of these new service arrangements
on involved nonprofit agencies has not been fully explored. This study
describes the obstacles that nonprofit agencies encountered, & the
adaptations they made, as they moved from a traditional reimbursement
system to a performance-based, managed care contracting environment in
the delivery of foster care services. Based on analyses of telephone
interviews with administrators & supervisors across nine nonprofit
child welfare agencies, this study suggests that agencies' service
delivery patterns, interdepartmental activities, &
interorganizational relationships were substantially affected by the
transition to this new contracting arrangement. These findings &
their implications are discussed. Tables, Appendixes, References.
Adapted from the source document. M = 2
Journal
(2006)
vol30
no2
pages39-70
Categories
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Managing External Relations
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Public-Private Partnerships
