Leaving Gatekeeping Behind — Effects of Opening Access to Specialists for Adults in a Health Maintenance Organization
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 1 November 2001
Timothy G. Ferris, Yuchiao Chang, David Blumenthal, Steven D. Pearson
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Abstract
In a capitated, multispecialty group practice, we found little evidence of substantial changes in the use of specialty services by adults in the first 18 months after the elimination of gatekeeping.
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Health ProfessionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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