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I’m having a case of health care déjà vu. 

In the early 1990’s the health care industry plowed forward with managed care and in a short period of time millions of Americans enrolled in Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO’s) â€" changing the face of health care delivery in this country. Physician sentiment was not exactly positive during that transition. During care visits, we listened to our doctors tell us why participating in an HMO was sub-optimal. Many believe that this grassroots campaign of sorts, perpetuated largely through individual doctors’ office visits, significantly contributed to the fall of the “capitated” managed care movement. 

And now we’re seeing the same problem all over again. 

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