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Descriptor English:   Competitive Medical Plans 
Descriptor Spanish:   Planes Médicos Competitivos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Planos Médicos Alternativos 
Tree Number:   N03.219.521.576.343.800.175
N04.590.374.410.175
Definition English:   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) 
Indexing Annotation English:   DF: COMPETITIVE MED PLANS
See Related English:   Preferred Provider Organizations
 
History Note English:   92 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CL classification EC economics
ES ethics HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends UT utilization
Record Number:   30181 
Unique Identifier:   D016536 

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