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carve-outs  

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  • The term carve-outs in the health insurance industry relates to the unique healthcare services that are removed or carved out from a given set of insurance benefits. The carved-out services are provided by a separate vendor or company that offers expertise to a given membership base, and provision of these services involves a contract that is separate from any made with a managed-care organization. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Carve-Outs]

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