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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
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Backlash While the costs and benefits of MA are mixed, prior authorizations for care and limited access to in-network providers have generated a strong public backlash against private health insurance of all kinds, especially managed care.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Medicare Advantage managed care plans, which currently insure more than half of all Medicare beneficiaries, may provide very limited long-term care-like services.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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
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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 25 Dec. 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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