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Health Affairs, Vol 16, Issue 6, 89-98
Copyright © 1997 by Project HOPE

Journal Article

The provision of primary care: does managed care make a difference?

Drawing on a nationally representative survey of physicians, this paper examines the extent to which physicians split their time between primary care and non-primary care activities and whether managed care makes a difference. We find that managed care does matter: Physicians have been narrowing their scope of practice, and the trend is linked to their involvement with managed care plans. These findings have implications for workforce policy and training, regulation of managed care contracting, and the quality of care.

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