title: Managed care of substance abuse disorders. Implications for generalist physicians.
abstract: Given the rapidly changing landscape of both private and public health plan programs, it is foolhardy to suggest that a definitive characterization of managed care and substance abuse issues can be made. Among other topics, this article discusses goals of managed care organizations, managed care models, and physicians' roles in managed care.
authors.affiliation: NIDA Center for Managed Care and Drug Abuse Services, Heller School for Advanced Studies in Social Welfare, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Samet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McCarty
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D010819:Physician's Role; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States