"The book covers everything from start-up troubles with the first managed care organizations to attempts at government regulation to the mergers and quality control issues facing MCOs today. It also reflects on how difficult it is for patients to shop for medical care. Up until …
Examines the issues associated with managed health care and patients rights, how costs affect treatment, and the unequal quality and distribution of health care in the United States.
Examines the growing influence managed care organizations have on the lives of people in the United States, focusing on the rising costs of care and the fear that reducing costs will deny ill people the care they need.