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. 1989 Summer;14(3):57-64.

The growth and effects of hospital selective contracting

G A Melnick  1 , J Zwanziger, A Verity-Guerra
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  • PMID: 2670834
Review

The growth and effects of hospital selective contracting

G A Melnick et al. Health Care Manage Rev. 1989 Summer.

Abstract

Since the passage of California's ground-breaking PPO legislation in 1982, enrollment in managed-care systems has risen dramatically in California and throughout the United States. This article charts the growth of selective contracting and presents data on the effects of these programs on hospital costs.

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