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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Will the Trump administration push more beneficiaries into Medicare Advantage managed care plans? Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 The company managed care for approximately 1.1 million patients as of December 31, 2024, through its network of risk-bearing organizations and affiliated physician groups. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025 Biotechnology and managed care companies ranked 2nd and 3rd on shareholder payouts, the study said. Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025 With Medicaid managed care plans dispensing the state’s dollars, though, few families are approved for round-the-clock nursing care, children’s advocates say. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for managed care

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First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of managed care was in 1982

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“Managed care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/managed%20care. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

Medical Definition

managed care

noun
man·​aged care ˌman-ijd- How to pronounce managed care (audio)
: 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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