e Eli Ginzberg in Teaching Hospitals and the Urban Poor Published in print: 0000 Published Online: October 0000 ISBN: 0000000000000 eISBN: 0000000000000 Item type: chapter Publisher: Yale University Press DOI: 00.00000/yale/0000000000000.000.0000 Subject: Sociology, Social Stratification, Inequality, and Mobility This chapter examines the rise and growth of managed care plans and their impact on the academic health centers (AHCs) and the urban poor. It begins by exploring the rise of the independent 