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Alain C. Enthoven, the noted Stanford University professor who developed the concept of managed competition, will speak at Saint Louis University on "Public Policy and the Managed Care Backlash." The lecture is at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 4, in St. Francis Xavier College Church.
Enthoven is a professor of public and private management in the Graduate School of Business and professor of health research in the School of Medicine at Stanford University. Before joining the faculty at Stanford in 1973, Enthoven was an economist for the RAND Corp., assistant secretary of defense and president of Litton Medical products.
Enthoven has been a key advocate for consumer-driven managed care as a solution for reducing high costs while maintaining the quality of American health care. Among his recommended reforms are a greater accountability of doctors for health care costs, the replacement of fee-for-service reimbursement with payments based on global outcomes, an emphasis on prevention and primary care, a focus on total quality management and the matching of population needs with the clinical specialization of doctors.
Many local health-related organizations help support the annual Flanagan Lecture series. The major sponsors for 1999 are Abbott Ambulance, Astra Pharmaceuticals, Healthline Management, Inc., Sisters of Mercy Health System, Tenet Foundation, Tenet Saint Louis and United Healthcare.
Enthoven is the 27th annual John J. Flanagan, SJ, lecturer at Saint Louis University. The lecture is held to honor Flanagan, who founded and served as the first chairman of the department of health administration at the University.
The cost of the "Public Policy and the Managed Care Backlash" lecture is $20 for the general public and $15 for Saint Louis University alumni and their guests. For more information, call 977-8112.
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