INACCURATE TO JUST BLAME `MANAGED CARE CITY Edition

• Published in: The Press Democrat
• Main Author: DR. JOSEPH V. COOK
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Santa Rosa, Calif Sonoma Media Investments, LLC 07.10.2000

Prior to managed care there was a great deal of waste in health care. Putting patients through too many tests and procedures can be as detrimental as doing too little. Physicians and patients were insulated from this reality and therefore unaware of it. I believe it is a good thing for physicians to...