title: Mapping international challenges for managed care.
abstract: The author in this presentation discusses the factors which he believes constitute the 5 mega-challenges confronting the global managed care industry; namely: Challenge One: Contest the bogus falsehoods and factual errors about managed care. Challenge Two: Engage the debate on the rightful place of private health care in the global economy. Challenge Three: Make the healthcare industry an integral part of every nation's economic development plan. Challenge Four: Lead the public policy debate on the side of safe, health, peaceful, caring communities. Challenge Five: Join with colleagues from pharmaceutical, medical device and information technology companies to promote a robust private health sector.
authors.affiliation: Academy for International Health Studies, California, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration; D006291:Health Policy; D007391:International Cooperation; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017149:Private Sector; D011332:Privatization; D017150:Public Sector; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States