title: Managed care. Past, present, and future.
abstract: Managed care is now the driving force of the emerging health care provision systems in the United States. It has 2 well-recognized features: (1) its payers (business and government) seem to be pleased with it and (2) its customers and employees (patients and providers) are concerned with its health care provisions and financial practices.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D004470:Economics, Medical; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States