title: Managed care: the reality must be controlled.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange 92668-3298, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Friedenberg
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans; D005544:Forecasting; D017048:Health Care Costs; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011243:Preferred Provider Organizations; D014481:United States