title: Managing health care costs in the small business environment.
abstract: Managed care is bringing down health care costs. But few small business employers find the time to manage their own health, much less that of their employees. Despite time constraints and other factors, small business employers need to embrace managed care. A critical first step is to encourage and support the implementation of important medical management initiatives.
authors.affiliation: United Chambers Corporation, USA.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Padilla
mesh_terms: D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance; D017049:Employer Health Costs; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D007318:Inservice Training; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States