ambulatory care
carve-outs
compensating differentials
concepts
enrollee
enrollment
evidence-based medicine
fee-for-service
health (social problems)
health care economics and management
health care management
health care reform
health maintenance organizations
health professionals and healthcare organizations
length of stay
Managed care can be thought of as an outgrowth of health insurance. It is basically a contract to provide, or arrange to have provided, a defined set of health services for a defined population. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health & Aging; Managed Care]
managed care
managed care plans
mandated coverage
medical care
out-of-network services
patterns of care
per diem payments
per member per month
private medicine
prospective payment system
society and health
systems of care