Introduction. Managed care steadily supersedes the indemnity and traditional fee-for-service plans of the past. The health care industry continues to evolve through managed care organizations (MCOs) by reducing health care costs while implementing high standards of quality care. MCOs, as described in the ensuing paper, attempt to balance morals and ethics with finances and physician-patient satisfaction. The Idea. Aside from shedding light on the controversial topic of managed care, the authors