title: Empowering the managed care consumer: not as easy as it sounds.
abstract: Managed care remains one of the most highly publicized issues in employee benefits, with its accompanying controversy causing concern to the consumer and the employer. The authors of this article discuss the very basic things consumers of health benefits should know about their plans in order to be prepared, as well as what they should reasonably expect from employers that sponsor the plans.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Korczyk
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Witte
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D005190:Family; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D011209:Power, Psychological; D018907:Privacy