title: Managed consumerism in health care.
abstract: The future of market-oriented health policy and practice lies in "managed consumerism," a blend of the patient-centric focus of consumer-driven health care and the provider-centric focus of managed competition. The optimal locus of incentives will vary among health services according to the nature of the illness, the clinical technology, and the extent of discretion in utilization. A competitive market will manifest a variety of comprehensive and limited benefit designs, broad and narrow contractual networks, and single-and multispecialty provider organizations.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, USA. jamie@berkeley.edu
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004465:Economic Competition; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D014481:United States