title: Managing in the "new" era of managed care.
abstract: Are we at the end of an era of reasonable price increases in managed care? Many experts seem to think so. The growth in healthcare costs is occurring so quickly that unless health plans find new ways to hold down costs, many small- to mid-sized companies and individuals may not be able to afford insurance, adding to the already 40 million who are uninsured.
authors.affiliation: Meridian Healthcare Management, Woodland Hills, CA, USA. Michael.Alper@mhcm.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alper
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D016527:Drug Costs; D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000639:trends*; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States