managed care plans (medical care)

Contains twenty-six essays in which various authors present opposing viewpoints on issues related to health care, discussing reform, managed care, and government intervention.

Contains three pairs of essays that offer opposing opinions on issues related to universal health care, debating whether health care in the United States is a basic human right or commodity, the pros and cons of a national single-payer system, and how to manage systems while insuring quality.

Examines the growing influence managed care organizations have on the lives of people in the United States, focusing on the rising costs of care and the fear that reducing costs will deny ill people the care they need.