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19-June-1997 
GA97093 
 
              Managed Care Resolution Referred to ACSWP 
 
                          by Nancy Rodman 
 
 
SYRACUSE--A Resolution on managed care was referred by the 209th General 
Assembly back to the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy with 
comment, amendments,  and the paper "A Critique of the Proposed Resolution 
on Managed Care Before the 209th General Assembly, with Proposed Revised 
and Expanded Recommendations".  The referral followed the defeat of an 
amendment to approve the resolution rather than refer it back to the ACSWP. 
 
    Commissioner Sharon Baker, Presbytery of Des Moines, called attention 
to the urgency of the issue, saying that it needs to be addressed this 
year, not at a time in the future.  Commissioner Malcolm King, Presbytery 
of East Tennessee, responded that because it does not address mental 
illness, the resolution should be referred back to the Advisory Committee. 
 
    The amendments to the resolution strengthen the commitment to low 
income people and urge the Board of Pensions to ensure that the managed 
care plans with which it contracts, support community-based pharmacies, 
hospitals, and health professionals.  The Assembly, in its comment to the 
Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy, requests further consideration 
of the relationship between managed care and community-based health care 
institutions so that advocacy efforts are consistent with the Assembly's 
intentions. 
 
    The paper, "A Critique of the Proposed Resolution on Managed Care", 
evaluates the resolution as it relates to mental illness issues and 
suggests additional recommendations. 

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