title: Managed care: the dominant paradigm in US healthcare.
abstract: What does "managed care" really represent--and what effect has managed care had on the healthcare market? The author describes how managed care came to be a critical market force, offers a snapshot of its proliferation, and examines its effects on the traditional payment system.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Welch
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D004465:Economic Competition; D004496:Education, Continuing; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000191:economics; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D014481:United States