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managed care
noun
: a system of health care (as by an HMO or PPO) that controls costs by placing limits on physicians' fees and by restricting the patient's choice of physicians
Examples of managed care in a Sentence
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Currently, only Medicaid and certain Medicare managed care programs provide long-term care benefits.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Various forms of Medicare managed care may pay for long-term care, however.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
In the second quarter, Burry built sizable bets on payment processing company Shift4 Payments and managed care firm Molina Healthcare and real estate company Hudson Pacific Properties .
—Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
The new rule brings sweeping changes to a bevy of Medicaid programs throughout the country, including fee-for-service and managed care delivery systems.
—Timmy Broderick, STAT, 3 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1982, in the meaning defined above
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“Managed care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/managed%20care. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Medical Definition
managed care
noun
man·aged care
ˌman-ijd-
: a system of providing health care (as by an HMO or a PPO) that is designed to control costs through managed programs in which the physician accepts constraints on the amount charged for medical care and the patient is limited in the choice of a physician
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