managed care
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of managed care
1985–90
Example Sentences
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The budget includes Newsom’s proposal to shift enrollees with unsatisfactory immigration status, a term that includes undocumented immigrants and others, from managed care to fee-for-service to save costs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
A better bet may be managed care provider Centene.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
HHS collects claims data from states for Medicaid providers in both traditional fee-for-service and managed care.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
If the reimbursement rate isn’t moved higher, she said managed care providers will trim benefits and focus on margin improvement over membership.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026
A hundred and sixty million of our fellow citizens are in managed care plans.
From State of the Union Address by Clinton, William Jefferson
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