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The definition of a PPO is an abbreviation for preferred provider organization, which means a healthcare system that provides discounts to subscribers for services they receive from certain healthcare providers.

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An example of a PPO is Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO.

See PPO in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. PPO's

a healthcare system in which an organization contracts with particular hospitals, physicians, etc. to provide medical services at a reduced cost, though often allowing prepaid subscribers to be served by providers outside the system with the subscriber sharing a part of the cost

Origin: p(referred) p(rovider) o(rganization)

See PPO in American Heritage Dictionary 4

abbreviation

preferred provider organization

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