Health insurance plans intended to reduce unnecessary health care costs through a variety of mechanisms, including: economic incentives for physicians and patients to select less costly forms of care; programs for reviewing the medical necessity of specific services; increased beneficiary cost sharing; controls on inpatient admissions and lengths of stay; 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.

Descriptor ID	D008329
MeSH Number(s)	N03.219.521.576.343.800 N04.590.374.410
Concept/Terms	Managed Care Programs Managed Care Programs Managed Care Program Program, Managed Care Programs, Managed Care Managed Health Care Insurance Plans Managed Care Managed Care Care, Managed Insurance Case Management Insurance Case Management Case Management, Insurance Management, Insurance Case

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