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MEDICAID MANAGED CARE IN THE UNITED STATES •Managed care is a health care delivery system organized to manage cost, utilization, and quality. Medicaid managed care provides for the delivery of Medicaid health benefits and additional services through contracted arrangements between State Medicaid agencies and managed care organizations (MCO’s) that accept a set per member per month (capitation) payment for these services. •Over 55 million Medicaid enrollees covered under some form of Medicaid managed care as of July 2014 (77% of total enrollment). •Managed care is the norm, not the exception.