title: Managed Medicare at the crossroads.
authors.affiliation: Permanente Federation, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002017:Budgets; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000639:trends; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020398:Medicare Part C / Q000191:economics; D011907:Rate Setting and Review; D020414:Risk Sharing, Financial / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States