Achieving health care affordability.
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Not all plans are jumping headlong into the consumer-centric arena. In this article, the CEO of Oxford Health Plans discusses how advanced managed care can achieve what other consumer-centric programs seek to do--provide affordable, quality health care.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Managed care interface
دوره 15 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002