"Managed Competition" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A strategy for purchasing health care in a manner which will obtain maximum value for the price for the purchasers of the health care and the recipients. The concept was developed primarily by Alain Enthoven of Stanford University and promulgated by the Jackson Hole Group. The strategy depends on sponsors for groups of the population to be insured. The sponsor, in some cases a health alliance, acts as an intermediary between the group and competing provider groups (accountable health plans). The competition is price-based among annual premiums for a defined, standardized benefit package. (From Slee and Slee, Health Care Reform Terms, 1993)
| Descriptor ID |
D018854
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.576.343.820
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Plans, Accountable- Health Plans, Accountable
- Accountable Health Plans
- Accountable Health Plan
- Health Plan, Accountable
- Plan, Accountable Health
- Plans, Accountable Health
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