• Pros and Cons of Managed Care in America
• Challenges in Managing Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
• Challenges in Managing Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs)
• Problems in Network Contracting for Managed Care
• Legal Issues Associated With Managed Care Contracting
• Challenges in Utilization and Case Management in Managed Care
• Approaches to Disease Management in Managed Care
• Managing Quality Improvement in Managed Care
• Achieving Effective Marketing and Sales in Managed Care
• Achieving and Maintaining Accreditation in Managed Care
• Preventing Fraud and Abuse in Managed Care
• Complying With State and Federal Regulation of Managed Care
• Problems in Medicare Managed Care
• Problems in Medicaid Managed Care
• Effective Information Systems in Managed Care
• Challenges in Patient Relations for Managed Care
• Challenges in Provider Relations for Managed Care
• The COVID-19 crisis of 2020 and Managed Care

Topic and Outline (Week 2): 150 points

It is expected that you will provide a focused topic, including a statement of the key challenges or problems currently associated with the topic in America. 

It is expected that the outline be submitted in a formal outline format as demonstrated below. Your outline should show enough detail to demonstrate that you have begun thinking about the organization of your paper and the research required into the topic. After your outline, please submit a listing of the sources you have already identified for your paper.

1. Each Roman numeral should be a main section of the paper.
   1. Subpoint
      1. Details Related to the Subpoint
      2. Details of Subpoint
   2. Subpoint