title: Is managed care manageable?
abstract: Managed care means a system of providing health care that includes: the selective association of providers in a community, the requirement that patients use these providers if they are to receive insurance coverage, and the active intervention by an outside agent in the doctor-patient relationship to control the health care delivery process.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Harris
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation / Q000639:trends; D006123:Group Practice / Q000639:trends; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000639:trends; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States