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MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS

Health insurance plans intended to reduce unnecessary health care costs through a variety of mechanisms, including: economic incentives for physicians and patients to select smaller costly forms of care; programs for reviewing the medical necessity of specific services; heighten beneficiary price sharing; controls on inpatient admissions and lengths of remain; the establishment of cost-sharing incentives for outpatient surgery; selective contracting with health care providers; and the intensive management of high-cost health care cases. The programs may be provided in a variety of settings, such as health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations.
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