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Professional ethics and managed care in dermatology
1Department of Medical Humanities, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wis., USA.
Archives of Dermatology
|September 1, 1996
Summary
The US healthcare system is shifting from fee-for-service to managed care to control rising costs. This involves modifying physician or subscriber behavior to limit healthcare service provision.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare financing
- Health economics
- Managed care systems
Background:
- The US healthcare system is undergoing rapid transformation in its financing mechanisms.
- Traditional fee-for-service models, characterized by provider autonomy, are being replaced by managed care approaches.
- The primary driver for this shift is the imperative to control escalating healthcare expenditures.