title: Commentary--assessing the impact of managed care patient protection laws: problems and pitfalls.
authors.affiliation: Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
authors.forename: Fred J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Hellinger
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000379:methods; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011050:Policy Making; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000379:methods