title: Releasing managed care's chokehold on healthcare providers.
abstract: This article addresses the imbalance of power between managed care organizations and physicians regarding the content of treatment information given to patients. The author provides a thoughtful discussion surrounding informed consent issues in a managed care environment, and how managed care organizations maintain their control over physicians. The author concludes by offering varied and insightful methods to even out the disparity of power.
authors.affiliation: University of Houston Law School, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States