title: A perspective on academic medicine from the nation's largest managed care purchaser.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Managed Care, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Fried
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Besdine
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States