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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care quality, access, and evaluation > health services research > cost of care, economics, finance, and payment mechanisms > cost containment strategies

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cost containment strategies  

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  • Cost containment can be defined as reducing the level or rate of increase in healthcare costs. During the past decades, healthcare spending in the United States has grown at a much faster rate than has the general economy. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Cost Containment Strategies]

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