"managed care" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1998 June 9, Frank Reeves, “Managed care users could get new protection”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, retrieved 2013-11-28",
          "text": "State lawmakers today are expected to approve landmark legislation designed to protect the 5 million Pennsylvanians enrolled in managed care health plans.",
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        "Medical services which are planned, directed, and controlled—especially by a health insurance company—in a manner designed to maximize the efficiency of the delivery and financing of health care."
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        "(US, medicine, healthcare) Medical services which are planned, directed, and controlled—especially by a health insurance company—in a manner designed to maximize the efficiency of the delivery and financing of health care."
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          "code": "fi",
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          "note": "optimaalinen hoito (descriptive translation)",
          "sense": "medical services which are designed to maximise the efficiency of health care"
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