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health maintenance organization /health main·te·nance or·ga·ni·za·tion/ (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.
health maintenance organization, n corporation formed to provide health care, often financed by the employer and employee insurance premium payments. Participating physicians, clinic, and hospital staff provide prevention and treatment to enrolled members and their families. |
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managed care companies, with its health maintenance organization, point-of-service, insured preferred provider organization and government contract units providing health benefits to about 6. Gumbiner, founder of health maintenance organization FHP International Corp. SIMI VALLEY - Senior citizens in southeast Ventura County have a new health maintenance organization plan under Medicare Advantage, which could make medical services more convenient for many, officials said. |
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