managed care

noun

1. a healthcare plan or system that seeks to control medical costs by contracting with a network of providers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of managed care¹

1985–90

Example Sentences

This bill limits how states can tax and charge fees to hospitals, managed care organizations and other health care providers, and how they can use such taxes and fees in the future to pay higher rates to providers under Medicaid.

From Salon

For instance, California has netted an estimated $8.8 billion this fiscal year from its tax on managed care plans and took in about $5.9 billion last year from hospitals.

From Los Angeles Times

The proposals are also a threat to Proposition 35, a ballot initiative California voters approved last November to make permanent the tax on managed care organizations, or MCOs, and dedicate some of its proceeds to raise the pay of doctors and other providers who treat Medi-Cal patients.

From Los Angeles Times

All states except Alaska have at least one provider tax on managed care plans, hospitals, nursing homes, emergency ground transportation, or other types of health care businesses.

From Los Angeles Times

The cost has been driven up by a surge in enrollment, pharmacy costs and higher managed care costs, according to the budget proposal.

From Los Angeles Times

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