HMO
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- noun
- /ˌeɪtʃɛmˈoʊ/
- Specialized
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HMO
- Voluntary enrollment implies that an HMO is in direct competition with other HMOs for members.
- HMO plan
- health care through HMOs
- HMO members
I basically just fried my brain and they're trying to sign up for health insurance and I went with the PPO instead of an HMO this year.
- I basically just fried my brain and they're trying to sign up for health insurance and I went with the PPO instead of an HMO this year.
- It actually got started before the HMO Act.
- It was like one of the the beginning of the progressive suckiness of American healthcare, the HMO.
Examples
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You know, there's more to this HMO deal than money.
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Overall, consumer satisfaction with HMOs has not been found to be less than that with traditional insurance.
Academic text (1993) -
We got another letter from the HMO today.
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Spend some of that HMO money.
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I'm covered through my HMO.
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My HMO doesn't cover him.
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Kaiser Permanente is the largest HMO in the country.
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Now, if you have any more questions about your HMO plan, why don't you make an appointment to come in between 10:00 and 4:00, Monday through Friday?
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The Lovelace Health Plan, with 128,000 enrollees, is the largest HMO in the state.
Academic text (1993) -
My family has been members of the same HMO for years, and we've always received excellent care.
Synonyms
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4.2
An organization that gives people group health insurance and care through a network of doctors for a yearly fee
Surface Forms
Etymology
HMO is an abbreviation of Health Maintenance Organization, and you can remember it from the word maintain, which means 'to keep' or 'to keep in good condition'. So an HMO is a group that helps 'keep' people's health by arranging care from a set list of doctors for a set fee.