title: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council--the role of a state health care agency in an evolving health care market.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sirio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sessa
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: McGee
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000639:trends; D006286:Health Planning Councils / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000191:economics; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010414:Pennsylvania