title: A glossary of managed care terms.
abstract: With health care changing by the nanosecond and managed care entities growing, mixing and mutating even more quickly, the words used to describe, distinguish and categorize various entities and activities are confusing even the most sophisticated professionals. This "article" provides a much-needed dictionary of managed care terms.
authors.affiliation: Birch and Davis Health Management Corporation, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000639:trends; D009626:Terminology as Topic