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Managed care

A health care practice intended to streamline services and provide high quality, cost-effective care.

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Managed care

family history

Health care; Managed care

Background information and history used by health, life, and disability and managed care insurance companies.

allowance for uncollectable accounts

Health care; Managed care

Balance sheet entry that lists the total number of accounts that will not be collected. Also known as bad debt expenses.

demand rationing

Health care; Managed care

Barrier to health insurance access as a result of financial constraints.

barriers to access

Health care; Managed care

Barriers to health insurance coverage access can be financial (insufficient monetary resources), geographic (distance to providers), organizational (lack of available providers), and sociological ...

standard class rate (SCR)

Health care; Managed care

Base revenue requirement per member, for a health plan, multiplied by demographic information to determine monthly premium rates.

probable lifetime

Health care; Managed care

Based on actuarial statistics, the average expected longevity of any given individual at a particular age.

bed size group

Health care; Managed care

Based on the number of hospital or long-term care facility beds licensed.

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