title: Managed care and the relevant costs for pricing.
abstract: An important factor in pricing decisions is the concept of cost analysis. The objective of this article is to describe the relevant costs for pricing medical services in the managed care environment. It discusses how a proper understanding of costs enables one to make correct pricing decisions.
authors.affiliation: Health Services Administration program, School of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Illinois at Springfield, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heshmat
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004465:Economic Competition; D005376:Financial Management; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States