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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What will be an ideal response?
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