Table of Contents

Foreword by Carmen Hooker Odom, Daniel M. Fox, and Samuel L. Milbank Preface Introduction 1. The Professional Regime 2. Precursors of Change 3. The Triumph of Market Theory 4. The Federal Trade Commission Takes the Lead 5. The AMA Case 6. A Question of Jurisdiction 7. Drawing the Line between Clinical and Business Practices 8. The Quest for Antitrust Relief 9. The Demonization of Managed Care Conclusion References Index

About the Author

Carl F. Ameringer is Professor of Health Policy and Politics at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the author of State Medical Boards and the Politics of Public Protection.