What company was the first to have managed care plan?

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What company was the first to have managed care plan?

Answer 1

Since managed care is a system that controls the financing and delivery of health services to members who are enrolled in a specific type of health care plan. I will assume you are talking about HMO's, PPO's and POS plans. If that is the case Assurant Health has been in business since 1892 and I believe they sold the first health insurance policy in the US.

In 1910, the Western Clinic in Tacoma, Washington offered lumber mill owners and their employees certain medical services from its providers for a premium of $0.50 per member per month. This is considered by some to be the first example of an HMO