In response to the rising costs of health care, hospitals have developed population-based health programs that focus on a given disease or health condition and provide care to groups needing specialized health services

These programs, developed as managed care health plans, are termed:
a. Disease management programs
b. Coordination of care
c. Modular care
d. Consolidation of health plans


ANS: A
As part of the response to the rising costs of health care and managed care, many hospitals have implemented disease management programs as managed health care plans. Disease management programs are population-based health programs that focus on a given disease or health condition and provide care to groups requiring specialized health services.

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