title: Managed competition: a critical analysis.
abstract: Proposals for managed competition offered by President Clinton and members of Congress would foster the proliferation of health maintenance organizations, which in turn could increase bureaucracy, reduce patients' choice of providers, restrict providers' medical practices, and benefit already profitable insurance companies. A single-payer alternative presents a more viable way of reducing administrative costs and providing health insurance for all.
authors.affiliation: Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, IL 60616-3390.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D016536:Competitive Medical Plans / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards; D009310:National Health Insurance, United States / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States