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1 audiocassette (70 min.) and 1 transcript (23 pages), 1997 February 20

 File — Folder: 868

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: Richard R. (Dick) Barr is interviewed by Fred R. Hanold M.D. about Mastercare, a managed care plan formed by Presbyterian and St. Joseph Hospitals in 1972 and discontinued in Dec. 1981. Mr. Barr became Administrator of Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque in 1969 and in 1978 was named Executive Vice President and Chief of Operations for Presbyterian Hospital Center and Southwest Community Health Services. He was elevated to President in 1981 and served in that post until his retirement in 1985. Mr. Barr discusses the impetus to the creation of Mastercare and the reasons for its discontinuance, including the competitive health care environment in Albuquerque in the 1970's, early enrollments in the community's first health maintenance plans, and the economics of medical, surgical and hospital services provided under such plans.

Dates

  • 1997 February 20

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Folder

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Repository

Contact:
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1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque New Mexico 87131 United States
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