health maintenance organization

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

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(HMO) a broad term encompassing a variety of health care delivery systems utilizing group practice and providing alternatives to the fee-for-service private practice of medicine and allied health professions. They are essentially prepaid, organized systems for providing comprehensive health care within a geographic area to all persons under contract and they emphasize preventive medicine.

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