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Ellwood: HMO seer.

Publication: Modern Healthcare
Publication Date: 07-AUG-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Ellwood: HMO seer.(Health maintenance organizations)

Article Excerpt
Paul Ellwood is known as the father of modern managed care.

The 79-year-old physician and healthcare reformer coined the term HMO 36 years ago and played a key role in promoting the concept of "managed competition'' as a way to improve quality while containing costs.

Ellwood began practicing medicine in 1952 after completing medical school at Stanford. During his...

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