List four goals of managed care.
What will be an ideal response?
Goals of managed care are to ensure that:
• Providers deliver high-quality care in a facility that manages or controls costs.
• Medical care or procedures are medically necessary and appropriate for the patient's condition or diagnosis.
• Medical care is rendered by the most appropriate provider.
• Medical care is rendered in the most appropriate, least restrictive setting.
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