health maintenance organization
health maintenance organization
Definition
☆ health maintenance organization
noun
Health
Maintenance Organization (HMO) Finance Definition
An insurance company that
provides a range of services and coverage for a flat monthly fee with no
deductible. The HMO network requires that patients use only doctors in the HMO
network. If patients use out-of-network doctors, the patient has to shoulder a
greater proportion of the expense. Visits to specialists or hospitals have to
be approved in advance by either the HMO staff or the insureds primary care
physician.
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