Health care cost, competition, and the quality of care in third party vision plans
Whitener, J.C.; Dworakowski-Howe, I.
Journal of the American Optometric Association 59(1): 21-25
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-0244 PMID: 3278042 Document Number: 320527
Spiralling costs have created new ways to deliver and pay for health care services. Competition and the desire of payors for the least expensive health plan have raised concern about the quality of services in third party plans. This paper reviews the issues surrounding quality of health care and offers guidelines to promoting quality eye and vision care plans.
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