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
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The newly unveiled changes could impact 257 million Americans who are covered by private commercial insurance, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care plans.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 June 2025
This affects those using Commercial coverage, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Health care giant Centene agreed to pay the state $67 million last fall to settle an issue over Medicaid managed care billing.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Like Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care plans began to appear in the 1990s.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 June 2025
This affects those using Commercial coverage, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Health care giant Centene agreed to pay the state $67 million last fall to settle an issue over Medicaid managed care billing.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Like Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care plans began to appear in the 1990s.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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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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