title: Managed care contracts require thoughtful planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Administration, University of South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Harwell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D017008:Negotiating; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States