The growing dominance of managed care in the health care market chafes against quality health care. Limited choice of doctors. Gatekeepers blocking access to specialists. Care denials made by insurance company bureaucrats with no medical training.
Consumers know the facts.
Good As It Gets . Republicans in Congress have been leaders in the effort to ensure that patients in managed care get the highest possible quality of care. The Medicare and Medicaid reforms passed last year included important provisions to ensure plans don t unfairly deny payment for emergency serves and forbids them from restricting communications between doctors and patients. Much more, however, needs to be done. Many have suggested that Congress leave that to the states.