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The growth and effects of hospital selective contracting
G A Melnick1, J Zwanziger, A Verity-Guerra
1School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.
Health Care Management Review
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
Since the passage of California's ground-breaking PPO legislation in 1982, enrollment in managed-care systems has risen dramatically in California and throughout the United States. This article charts the growth of selective contracting and presents data on the effects of these programs on hospital costs.