title: Managed care reimbursement: does it conflict with optimum care?
abstract: In response to a reader's question, Dr. Philipsen examines the possibilities of conflict of interest in various methods of physician reimbursement.
authors.affiliation: N ayna  P hilipsen  is a practicing attorney in Baltimore, Maryland, and is associated with the State of Maryland's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She is also a health educator at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore.
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Philipsen