title: A physician's first option for quality.
abstract: John Adessa is unhappy with the direction managed care has taken in this country, and he is doing something about it. Adessa, the chief executive officer of First Option Health Plan, dislikes the burden of risk that falls on physicians through capitation arrangements, and he does not believe that patients should be severely restricted in their access to physicians.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berlin
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D004465:Economic Competition; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009515:New Jersey; D010067:Ownership; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States