title: Methods of contracting for health services: lessons on cost and quality from the United States.
authors.affiliation: California State University, Hayward, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paringer
mesh_terms: D003164:Competitive Bidding; D003284:Contract Services / Q000592:standards; D003363:Cost Control; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy; D006296:Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017149:Private Sector; D011332:Privatization / Q000191:economics*; D017150:Public Sector; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States