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managed care  

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  • 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]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/managed_care

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