Demand rising for medicine's rarest birds.
The prognosis from most quarters is that the U.S. health care delivery system is moving inexorably toward managed care. The final form that managed care takes under whatever health reform measure finally takes shape in Washington is still in doubt, but it is clear that care will be managed in the future. It also seems increasingly clear that the system evolving will require more primary care providers, and that they will occupy some very key decision-making roles in the clinical firmament. In this article, staff writer Donna Vavala brings together the thoughts and predictions of several health care leaders on this critical topic in medical management.
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