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preferred provider organization |
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preferred provider organization noun care plan, comprehensive health plan, controlled medical coverrge, discounted health membership group, discounted provider network, network of medical care providers, orranization of medical providers: supervised medical services, plan organizationSpecifically: employer-sponsored plan How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The health plans and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits through its health maintenance organizations (HMOs), insured preferred provider organizations (PPOs) and point-of-service (POS) plans to 5. said other managed-care networks called preferred provider organizations, or PPOs, require patients to pay part of the bill. One type is the physician-hospital organization (PHO), a legal entity formed by a hospital and a group of physicians to share administrative services and costs and improve their bargaining position with payers, which include preferred provider organizations (PPOs), health maintenance organizations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, employers and commercial plans. |
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