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

Recent Examples on the Web

Safety net hospitals also have fewer resources than more affluent hospitals to deal with denials from Medicaid managed care organizations, which occur when health insurers and other organizations that administer Medicaid benefits for the state deny payment for certain claims. —Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Those in Medicare Advantage managed care aren’t much better off. —Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

More than 60 health care clinics, managed care organizations, and other partners throughout North Texas are part of the program. —Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026

The insurers said the changes would apply to 257 million Americans covered by private commercial insurance, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid managed care plans. —Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 6 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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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