Health Care

Competitive Medical Plans

Alternative health care delivery mechanisms, such as PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS or other health insurance services or prepaid plans (other than HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS), that meet Medicare qualifications for a risk-sharing contract. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)

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Abstract

Alternative health care delivery mechanisms, such as PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS or other health insurance services or prepaid plans (other than HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS), that meet Medicare qualifications for a risk-sharing contract. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Competitive Health Plan
  • Competitive Medical Plan
  • Medical Plan, Competitive
  • Medical Plans, Competitive
  • Competitive Health Plans
  • Health Plan, Competitive
  • Health Plans, Competitive
  • Plan, Competitive Health
  • Plan, Competitive Medical
  • Plans, Competitive Health
  • Plans, Competitive Medical

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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  • Health Maintenance Organizations (1984-1991)

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  1. N03w.219w.521.576w.343w.800w.175
  2. N04w.590.374w.410w.175

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Competitive Medical Plans. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016536. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016536
  2. Competitive Medical Plans. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70443563