Choice of Health Care Provider Laws:

Terms Related to Choice of Health Care Provider Laws

• Managed Care

  Health insurance plans intended to reduce unnecessary health care costs through a variety of mechanisms, including: economic incentives for physicians and patients to select less ...

• Medicare Plus Choice

  The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 establishes a Medicare+Choice program under part C of Title XVIII, Section 4001, of the Social Security Act. Under ...

• Preferred Provider Organization

  Arrangements negotiated between a third-party payer (often a self-insured company or union trust fund) and a group of health-care providers (hospitals and physicians) who furnish ...