Background Despite the growth of managed care in the United States, there is little
information about the arrangements managed-care plans make with physicians. Methods In …

Background Primary care performance has been shown to differ under different models of
health care delivery, even among various models of managed care. Pervasive changes in …

Little is known about physicians' exposure to managed care techniques that affect clinical
practice. In 1995, we conducted a survey of 2,003 US physicians asking them about their …

Objective.—To compare the health care utilization, expenditure, quality of care, and
satisfaction since 1980 of enrollees in managed care and indemnity plans. Data Sources …

Background In California, it is common for health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to
contract with large medical groups that are paid through capitation and are responsible for …

Even without comprehensive health care reform legislation, the US health care system is
undergoing significant changes. Probably the most important change is the expansion of …

Prologue: One of the current realities of health policy making is that anecdotes far outweigh
solid evidence when it comes to shaping the attitudes of people in relation to the …

Extraordinary growth in managed care arrangements over the past decade has been both
widely praised and criticized. Proponents and critics agree that the nature of medical …

Context.—Being able to choose one's health care plan has been shown to increase
subsequent patient satisfaction with the plan, but it is not known whether choosing one's …

Context.—Growth of at-risk managed care contracts between health plans and medical
groups has been well documented, but less is known about the nature of financial incentives …