Buying a Health Plan? – 1996

Those who make decisions about purchasing health care benefits for their employees or members are confronted with a new array of choices calling themselves managed care. This booklet addresses the most common concerns of purchasers about cost, service, access, and quality. It provides small- and medium-size employers, health benefits plan administrators, and union officials a framework to begin a constructive dialogue with those plan representatives. This booklet is intended to be a starting point of questions to ask and issues to raise before making any choices.