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managed healthcare

managed healthcare is the alternative form of managed care.

Meaning of managed care

Noun

managed care (uncountable)

  1. (US) Medical services which are planned, directed, and controlled—especially by a health insurance company—in a manner designed to maximize the efficiency of the delivery and financing of health care.
    • Much of the projected savings would come from enlisting Medicaid recipients in "managed care" programs instead of the current open-ended system.1984 February 5, Richard A. Knox, “Full-scale Medicaid Overhaul Proposed”, in Boston Globe, retrieved 28 Nov 2013

Questions about managed healthcare

What is managed healthcare the alternative form of?
Managed healthcare is the alternative form of managed care.

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