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managed care
(redirected from Gatekeeper physician)

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manĀ·aged care (mnjd)
n.
Any arrangement for health care in which an organization, such as an HMO, another type of doctor-hospital network, or an insurance company, acts an intermediate between the person seeking care and the physician.


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