title: Book adds new chapters to managed-care debate.
abstract: Managed-care plans have become the nation's whipping boys, under attack from consumers, policymakers and some physicians alarmed by charges of treatment information being withheld and life-threatening denials of medical care. The issue of drive-through deliveries became a lightning rod for politicians who rushed to pass legislation requiring minimum stays for new mothers and their babies. Reports of forced outpatient treatments for mastectomy patients has reignited criticism. A new book by Wall Street Journal reporter George Anders promises to be a pivotal publication in the debate.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kertesz
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007902:Length of Stay; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States