Will physicians lead in the second generation of Medicare managed care?
The one common principle in both managed care today and in the development of new Medicare strategies is increasing physician power from the standpoints of both clinical decision making and governance. In this article, the author explores a few initiatives that seek to hasten the emergence of this "second generation" of Medicare managed care.
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