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Alternative forms

• managed health care

Noun

managed care ‎(uncountable)

1. (US, medicine, healthcare) Medical services which are planned, directed, and controlled—especially by a health insurance company—in a manner designed to maximize the efficiency of the delivery and financing of health care.
   • 1984 Feb. 5, Richard A. Knox, "Full-scale Medicaid Overhaul Proposed," Boston Globe (retrieved 28 Nov 2013):

     Much of the projected savings would come from enlisting Medicaid recipients in "managed care" programs instead of the current open-ended system.

   • 1998 June 9, Frank Reeves, "Managed care users could get new protection," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (retrieved 28 Nov 2013):

     State lawmakers today are expected to approve landmark legislation designed to protect the 5 million Pennsylvanians enrolled in managed care health plans.

   • 2011 Jan. 9, Courtney Burke, "Room for Debate: Getting Rates Under Control," New York Times (retrieved 28 Nov 2013):

     A managed care system makes it possible to enroll more people and improve care, yet also keep costs under control.

Related terms

• MCO / managed care organization

See also

• HMO / health maintenance organization

References

• managed care at OneLook Dictionary Search

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