Managed Care Managed care is a term originally used to refer to the prepaid health care sector (e.g., Health maintenance organizations (HMO’s) where care is provided under a fixed budget and costs are therein capable of being "managed." Increasingly, the term is being used to include preferred provider organizations (PPO’s) and even forms of indemnity insurance coverage (or fee-for-service insurance) that incorporate preadmission certification and other utilization controls. SOURCE: Health, United States
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