Managed health care: a review of the recent literature and suggestions for future research.
The United States health care system has, over the past decade, shifted from an almost exclusively indemnity insurance system to a managed care system. The managed care system is discussed in terms of its causes and major players. Given the importance of health care to the U.S. economy, an examination of the forces in this dynamic market is overdue.
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College of Business & Public Administration, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003256:Community Participation; D003710:Demography; D006302:Health Services Research; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States