Managed Care in the Inner City presents a well-documented and candid look at how the managed care revolution has affected low-income and other vulnerable populations who live in inner cities. This ground-breaking book offers a thorough review of the drastic changes to the way health care is delivered in America's cities and presents sensible recommendations for creating programs that will satisfy public health agendas and also succeed from a policy and health care management perspective. Managed Care in the Inner City proposes to draw on the combined strengths of traditional providers and managed care to create a new paradigm of health care delivery for our inner cities.