title: Defined contribution: threat ... or fad?
abstract: Sensing an invasion of their territory, MCOs are jumping into a market forged by a group of upstarts. The development renews a fundamental debate about the juxtaposition of consumer involvement, cost containment, cost shifting, and quality of care.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Dalzell
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation / Q000191:economics*; D003361:Cost Allocation; D003363:Cost Control; D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans; D005249:Fees and Charges; D005845:Georgia; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011787:Quality of Health Care