Managed Care
At the Intersection of Health, Health Care and Policy Cite this article as: E Friedman Managed care, rationing, and quality: a tangled relationship Health Affairs, 16, no.3 (1997):174-182 doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.16.3.174
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Managed Care, Rationing, And Quality: A Tangled Relationship
Managed care, in defending its position against the current anti–managed care backlash, must demonstrate that it does, in fact, represent the “good guys.” by Emily Friedman
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174 RATIONING & QUALIT Y
it h th e r ap id re st r uc t ur in g of the U.S. health care system and a massive increase in managed care enrollment, it was probably inevitable that a backlash would occur, especially with the profound redistribution of power and money these changes are causing. Although some consumer advocates, such as Sidney Wolfe of the Public Citizen Health Research Group, have criticized emerging large health
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Managed Care, Rationing, And Quality: A Tangled Relationship
Managed care, in defending its position against the current anti–managed care backlash, must demonstrate that it does, in fact, represent the “good guys.” by Emily Friedman
W
174 RATIONING & QUALIT Y
it h th e r ap id re st r uc t ur in g of the U.S. health care system and a massive increase in managed care enrollment, it was probably inevitable that a backlash would occur, especially with the profound redistribution of power and money these changes are causing. Although some consumer advocates, such as Sidney Wolfe of the Public Citizen Health Research Group, have criticized emerging large health
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