concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: mandated coverage

health policy
type: Concept
narrower: mandated coverage

managed care
type: Concept
narrower: mandated coverage

mandated coverage
type: Concept
broader: managed care
broader: health policy
definition: The term mandated coverage refers to services provided by insurance companies and instructs insurers on what benefits they must provide for their insured. Many states require coverage mandates of health plans in order to be eligible to sell their health insurance products in those states. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Mandated Coverage]