Letter from California: what is managed health care?

At a recent meeting I attended in Bournemouth there was a lot of talk about 'managed care' in medicine and dentistry arriving in the UK. Managed care has already been introduced in the US and is the subject of many passionate debates. This article reviews managed care in the US and how it...

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Published inBritish dental journal Vol. 182; no. 9; pp. 356 - 357
Main Author Pogrel, M A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 10.05.1997
Subjects
California
Dentistry
Dentistry - organization & administration
Humans
Insurance, Dental
Managed Care Programs
Practice Management, Dental - organization & administration
Single-Payer System
California
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ISSN0007-0610
1476-5373
DOI10.1038/sj.bdj.4809382

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Summary:At a recent meeting I attended in Bournemouth there was a lot of talk about 'managed care' in medicine and dentistry arriving in the UK. Managed care has already been introduced in the US and is the subject of many passionate debates. This article reviews managed care in the US and how it has affected health care over the last few years
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ISSN:0007-0610
1476-5373
DOI:10.1038/sj.bdj.4809382