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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

occupational risk

Health care; Managed care

A condition in an occupation that increases the possibility of accident, sickness, or death.

reduced moral hazard

Health care; Managed care

A condition or provision that discourages an insured from trying to make a profit through his or her insurance. The suicide clause and the duplication of benefits clause are examples.

impairment of capital

Health care; Managed care

A condition to which the surplus account of an insurance stock company has been exhausted, so that it must invade the capital account to meet liabilities.

infertility

Health care; Managed care

A condition whereby an otherwise healthy person is documented as unable to conceive aft er 1 year of unprotected sexual intercourse.

restricted donations

Health care; Managed care

A conditional donation.

current procedural terminology (CPT)

Health care; Managed care

A list of physician or provider services or procedures that are represented by a five-digit code. These codes have become a nationwide dialect for services and procedures within the health care ...

maximum allowable cost (MAC) list

Health care; Managed care

A list of prescriptions where the reimbursement will be based on the cost of the generic product.

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