title: In managed care, putting patients first is more important than choosing one model over another.
authors.affiliation: American Association of Health Plans, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ignagni
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018854:Managed Competition / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D014481:United States