▪ Abstract In addition to influencing care for patients enrolled in managed care plans, growth
in managed care could lead to broad changes in the structure and functioning of the health …

The growth of managed care in the United States is altering the shape of the system of
professions and is accelerating an overall decline of physician professional dominance in …

This research examines whether states with higher female representation in the legislature
will be innovators in women's health policy. The issue of health policy was chosen due to …

Last year, a consensus statement from the American Medical Association, Association of
American Medical Colleges, and 4 other groups declared that there is “compelling evidence” …

Background: The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has conducted a detailed annual
survey of residents enrolled in surgical graduate medical education (GME) programs since …

This paper examines the impact of news on the volatility of equity returns in three sectors of
the health care industry–health care service providers, producers of drugs and supplies, and …

OBJECTIVE: To describe trends in regionalization of perinatal care and identify factors that
predict the extent of regionalization. METHODS: Data were drawn for four states for every …

PROLOGUE: The policy world has been watching with interest the evolving relationships
between physicians and managed care organizations. In the Summer 1996 issue of Health …

Most policy‐makers and researchers agree that although the United States is headed for a
significant physician surplus, problems of equity in access to care still remain. To help meet …

A key debate over the nature of professional power centers on the maintenance of physician
dominance within the system of professions in health care. The changes in health care …