The Changing Health Care Marketplace
Author | : Walter A. Zelman |
Publisher | : Jossey-Bass |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1996-05-31 |
ISBN-10 | : MINN:31951D017153099 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Explores the Rise of Managed Care An incisive and informative analysis of our rapidly changing health care system--the best of current books on the subject. --Arnold S. Relman, former editor-in-chief, New England Journal of Medicine Walter A. Zelman, a leading expert on health care research and policy, examines the key trAnds that are changing today's health care marketplace. He looks at the growth of managed care; the new and sometimes uneasy partnerships among physicians, hospitals, and health plans; and the trAnd toward integration between sectors. This important resource draws on the latest data and research, including more than fifty interviews with expert analysts and practitioners.