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Managed care

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

Contributors in Managed care

Managed care

state uniform billing committee

Health care; Managed care

A state-specific affiliate of the National Uniform Billing Committee.

Medicare savings program

Health care; Managed care

A state-sponsored but federally administered Medicaid program that helps pay Medicare deductibles and insurance premiums.

certificate of incorporation (charter)

Health care; Managed care

A state-validated certifi- cate recognizing a health care business organized as a legal corporate entity.

weight and height table

Health care; Managed care

A statistical table providing such information as average weight and height for men and women by age. Such tables may be prepared by the Actuarial Society of America and the Association of Life ...

federal qualification

Health care; Managed care

A status defined by the HMO Act, conferred by Health Care Financing Administration (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) aft er conducting an extensive evaluation of the HMO’s organization and ...

career path

Health care; Managed care

A step-by-step systematized approach to the continuing development of a health or life insurance agent’s education and career training.

flat maternity benefit

Health care; Managed care

A stipulated benefit in a hospital reimbursement policy that is paid for maternity confinement, regardless of the actual cost of the confinement.

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