Managed care battles physiciansÕ discontent

Managed care battles physicians discontent

Helen Taylor

Business Report Staff Writer
Without a doubt, the advent of managed care has significantly changed the way physicians˜ practice medicine.

In the face of such change, some hail managed care as a viable way to promote health and control unnecessary costs, but how many are reluctant players in the managed-care game and believe the current system is not the answer to the country˜s health-care woes?
Dr. Steven Thorson says a vast majority of doctors oppose managed care, including himself. As a family physician who has practiced in Fort Collins since 1974, Thorson has watched the…