Medicare risk contract

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Managed care An HMO-like format for delivering care under Medicare in which a Pt/client pays a flat fee to a Medicare risk contractor, which is then responsible for delivering health care; a person covered under an MRC receives only listed services provided by listed providers. See Medicare.

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