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

What’s good for the patient is good for the managed care plan.

From Time

Medicaid managed care firms like his are paid a set amount per member per month by the state to cover all their medical costs.

From The Daily Beast

The heavy-handed approach proved unpopular, and states shifted toward managed care as their cost-control method of choice.

From The Daily Beast

Taxes on pharma and medical devices would remain, while managed-care and hospital companies would suffer big losses.

From The Daily Beast

A hundred and sixty million of our fellow citizens are in managed care plans.

From Project Gutenberg

Now, traditional care or managed care, every American deserves quality care.

From Project Gutenberg

Managed care has literally transformed medicine in America, driving down costs, but threatening to drive down quality as well.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• Medicare