… plans, and responsive to a very naorow set of issues poorly rflecting the range of medical
practice and change introduced by managed care … arrangements managed care plans make …

… Each critical abstract contains a brief summary of the review methods, results and
conclusions followed by a detailed critical assessment on the reliability of the review and the …

… fueled by the fact that in the United States many employers switch managed care plans … to
attract lowrisk patient groups to the managed care plan and to enhance client satisfaction. It is …

… These financial pressures have been exacerbated by decreases in patient revenues and
the impact of managed care on reimbursement for clinical services. Historically, practice plans …

The authors examine the role and nature of the market for voluntary health insurance in the
European Union and review the impact of public policy, at both the national and EU levels, …

… managed care represents a new paradigm for medical care … or levels of management that
managed care highlights, namely, … that itself needs critical assessment.Poor communication is …

… -managed care and the means by which this can be developed. It argues that self-managed
care … common model of providing selfmanaged care because it reflects current government …

… Assessing the value of a new pharmaceutical: a feasibility study of contingent valuation in
managed care. Med Care 1998; 36: 370–384. A76. O’Conor RM, Johannesson M, Hass SL, …

… On the other hand, if the analyst is interested in assessing which of several technologies
is most cost-effective for payment by health plans or managed care organizations, …

… , health insurance corporations, sociologists, and providers of managed care are concerned
with how to achieve the best value for their expenditures on providing health care to …