Several aspects of third-party payment arrangements often raise ethical concerns relative to confit of interest, but none so clearly as the managed mental health care (MMHC) model's utilization review process. A recent article fram the family counseling literature explores the parameters surrounding this issue and offers recommendatios relative to how c(mflict resolution might best occur
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