Intended and Unintended Consequences of HMO Cost-Containment Strategies:  Results from the Managed Care Outcomes Project

Susan D. Horn, PhD;Phoebe D. Sharkey, PhD;Diane M. Tracy, PhD;Corinne E. Horn;Blair James;Frederick Goodwin, MD;

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March 1, 1996

The American Journal of Managed Care

March 1996

Volume2

Issue 3

Intended and Unintended Consequences of HMO Cost-Containment Strategies: Results from the Managed Care Outcomes Project

Author(s):

Susan D. Horn, PhD,Phoebe D. Sharkey, PhD

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