title: Legislative responses to managed care pressures.
abstract: Changes brought about by the increasing presence of managed care have sparked responses in a number of states. While proponents of managed care contend that it fosters competition and allows the market to influence its nature and functioning, the legislators' responses call into question the notion that managed care will bring greater freedom to insurers and providers and, at the same time, will benefit health care consumers.
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