title: Who represents managed care?
abstract: Managed care-related trade associations are more than just legislative advocates. Faced with a competitive marketplace and an overlap in membership from the sheer number of associations, these groups now offer a multitude of services, such as on-line job matching, resource guides, discounts on related professional services, and public relations assistance.
authors.affiliation: AKI, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kantor
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D007255:Information Services; D008119:Lobbying; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011641:Public Relations; D012952:Societies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States