SPOTLIGHT: Coming soon: The managed consumer

The real problem with consumer-driven healthcare, critics argue, is that shopping for a doctor or a hospital is a little more complicated than shopping for a TV set or a new iPod. Most people don't know enough about their health, and they know little, if anything, about the healthcare system. One solution might be a shift toward a philosophy of care delivery that borrows from the managed care era, argues James Robinson in Health Affairs. Article

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