Medical Xpress November 25, 2025
Managed care strategies employed by insurance plans should have the goal of improving health outcomes for patients rather than focusing solely on conserving costs, says the American College of Physicians (ACP).
In a paper, “Principles of Managed Care: A Position Paper from the American College of Physicians” published in Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP addresses the complex issue of managed care and offers recommendations to protect patients and allow physicians to provide better care.
Managed care refers to health care payment or delivery models wherein the plan coordinates how members use it to control cost. Most health care plans in the United States use managed care strategies to control enrollees’ coverage.
With health care costs rising at record rates, the...
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