health maintenance organization
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noun
closed medical organization, closed medical panel, controlled medical coverage, HMO, supervised medical care Generally group health care coverage, health maintenance coverage
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006
- health maintenance organization
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n.
A form of health insurance consisting of a group of physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers that join together to provide health care services for people who pay a fee to the group.
abbrv.
HMO
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.
Amy Hackney Blackwell.
2008.
- health maintenance organization
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A group plan for medical insurance in which members prepay a flat fee and are given access to the services of participating doctors, hospitals, and clinics. Members typically make copayments, but do not need to pay deductibles.
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Category: Personal Finance & Retirement → Health Care
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill.
2009.
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health maintenance organization — ☆ health maintenance organization n. HMO … English World dictionary
Health maintenance organization — HMO redirects here. For other uses, see HMO (disambiguation). HealthcareA health maintenance organization (HMO) is a type of managed care organization (MCO) that provides a form of health care coverage in the United States that is fulfilled… … Wikipedia
health maintenance organization — noun group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians • Syn: ↑HMO • Hypernyms: ↑health insurance * * * health maintenance organization [health maintenance organization] ; … Useful english dictionary
Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 — The Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 (Public Law 93 222), also known as the HMO Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. § 300e, is a law passed by the Congress of the United States that resulted from discussions Paul Ellwood had with what is today the… … Wikipedia
Health Maintenance Organization - HMO — An organization that provides health coverage with providers under contract. A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) differs from traditional health insurance by the contracts it has with its providers. These contracts allow for premiums to be… … Investment dictionary
health-maintenance organization — (HMO) A type of health care organization developed in the USA, initially on co operative principles, now increasingly run by profit making corporations. Unlike fee for service medicine, HMOs (a 1970s term) are group practices, providing… … Dictionary of sociology
health maintenance organization — health main·te·nance or·ga·ni·za·tion mānt nən(t)s .ȯrg (ə )nə zā shən, mānt ən ən(t)s n HMO * * * (HMO) a broad term encompassing a variety of health care delivery systems utilizing group practice and providing alternatives to the fee for… … Medical dictionary
