managed care


managed care

noun

Definition of MANAGED CARE

: 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

First Known Use of MANAGED CARE

1982

Rhymes with MANAGED CARE

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