• Examine the main events in the history of health insurance from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Explain how these events led up to the evolution of managed care organizations.
• Evaluate the purpose of health care insurance in the early days.
• Evaluate the evolution of health insurance and managed care. What is the relationship between the two and how has managed care risen to prominence in today’s health care market?
• Explain how the perspective of health insurance has or hasn’t changed in today’s managed care environment.
• Analyze the public policy and market forces leading to the growth of managed care.
• Analyze the current trends in managed care and its future in the context of health care reforms.

Based on your understanding, create a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to the above questions.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.