[Article] On the examining table Adjust Share A patient's wary encounter with managed health care By Vince Passaro, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Health maintenance organizations Managed care plans (Medical care) United States Vince Passaro More from Vince Passaro Maigret All Day On the comforts of Simenon’s famed detective Framing The Shadows The luminary vision of W. Eugene Smith A Shrinking World, An Opening Sky The old woman’s husband, even older than she, has lived long enough. She is careful not to say this to her daughters, to her brother, to the doctors. He’s had… Adjust Share Close < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > May 1994 < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > Table of Contents Close