title: Managed care strategy.
abstract: Managed care is, in reality, managed payment delivered through exclusive price-competitive contracts that require healthcare providers to reorganize to participate as equals in the division of premium dollars.
authors.affiliation: Maguire and Associates, El Cajon, CA 92019, USA.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Maguire
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D019090:Case Management; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D004465:Economic Competition; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States