Managed Care

Managed care is a healthcare delivery system that combines financing and service delivery functions through defined provider networks, systematic utilization management, and financial incentives designed to optimize cost-effectiveness while maintaining care quality.

6K

Publications

273K

Citations

15.2K

Authors

3.3K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

869

Authors

15.2K

  1. BE
    Bruce E. Landon

    Harvard University, United States

    32 publications · 3K citations

    27

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  2. AM
    Alan M. Zaslavsky

    Harvard University, United States

    31 publications · 2.4K citations

    27

    h-index

  3. PD
    Paul D. Cleary

    Harvard University, United States

    25 publications · 1.4K citations

    23

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  4. ME
    Michael E. Chernew

    Harvard University, United States

    36 publications · 2.6K citations

    23

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  5. AM
    Arnold M. Epstein

    Harvard University, United States

    24 publications · 2.3K citations

    21

    h-index

1–5 of 15.2K

Venues

  1. Health Affairs

    442 publications · 24.2K citations

    79

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  2. JAMA

    217 publications · 24K citations

    77

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 915 publications · 30.1K citations

    74

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  4. New England Journal of Medicine

    NEJM · 145 publications · 15.7K citations

    61

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  5. Medical Care

    211 publications · 10.9K citations

    54

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See also

Managed Care

Core Mechanisms

Plan Variants

Financial Incentives

Quality Evaluation

Implementation Challenges