Much of the current literature suggests that there is a great deal of variation in the practice of medicine resulting in patients being undertreated, over-treated, or treated with the wrong interventions. One of the fundamental objectives of care utilization management is the reduction of that variation in practice by using resources that are cost-effective and that are based on parameters to contain cost. With this concept in mind, what do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of "cost-effective care"? Discuss this in the context of you or a family member having an acute (and expensive) illness.