Managed care is a:
a. nursing organization that represents case managers.
b. set of health care guidelines designed to minimize cost.
c. purchasing of a network of health care organizations.
d. variety of strategies used to lower costs and optimize value.
D
Managed care is a wide variety of organizational structures, prepayment arrangements, nego-tiated discounts, and agreements for prior authorization and audit of performance, all designed to lower costs and maximize the value of received services and resources used.
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