title: Finance issue brief: freedom of choice.
abstract: Should managed care plans have the ability to limit an individual's "freedom of choice" when it comes to selecting a provider? As part of the anti-managed care movement of the early 1990s, 22 states enacted freedom of choice laws; the majority apply only to pharmacies.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stauffer
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D020403:Patient Freedom of Choice Laws / Q000639:trends; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States