Reports of Its Demise Are Premature
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care costs, and they have failed to fill the gaping voids in coverage. Yet politicians continue on a path to increase the involvement of these failed models of ‘reform’ by expanding their participation in our public programs. . . It is long past time for our nation to open up the dialogue on replacing these antiquated health plans. . . . ” The New York Times Letter to the Editor December 26, 2000 “Failed models . . . antiquated.” Is this the fate of managed care after such a brief existence? Today we may operate at Internet speed, but has managed care really failed so catastrophically and so soon? Do we need a replacement? Or, as I believe, have we simply reached a plateau in managed care effectiveness that requires refined strategy before we move forward again?
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