Figure 2. No One Believes That Managed Care = Quality Care (Text Description)

The figure shows three line graphs indicating the percentage of people who say that managed care improves the quality of care. A blue line at the top represents employers, a green line in the middle represents the public, and a red line at the bottom represents physicians. Percentages are given for each year from 1995 to 2000.

In 1995, 61 percent of employers said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 1996, 55 percent of employers said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 1997, 50 percent of employers said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 1998, 44 percent of employers said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 1999, 36 percent of employers said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 2000, 38 percent of employers said that managed care improves the quality of care.

In 1995, 48 percent of the public said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 1996, 39 percent of the public said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 1997, 33 percent of the public said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 1998, 31 percent of the public said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 1999, 32 percent of the public said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 2000, 33 percent of the public said that managed care improves the quality of care.

In 1995, 22 percent of physicians said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 1996, 20 percent of physicians said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 1997, 18 percent of physicians said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 1998, 15 percent of physicians said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 1999, 11 percent of physicians said that managed care improves the quality of care.
In 2000, 11 percent of physicians said that managed care improves the quality of care.

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