Patient Freedom of Choice Laws
Synonyms
AWS-FOC Laws
Any Willing Provider Laws
Any-Willing-Provider-Law
Any-Willing-Provider-Laws
Choice of Health Care Provider Laws
Choice of Healthcare Provider Laws
Point of Service Regulations
Provider Restriction, Selective
Provider Restrictions, Selective
Restriction, Selective Provider
Restrictions, Selective Provider
Selective Provider Restriction
Selective Provider Restrictions
Laws requiring patients under managed care programs to receive services from the physician or other provider of their choice. Any willing provider laws take many different forms, but they typically prohibit managed-care organizations from having a closed panel of physicians, hospitals, or other providers.