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Definition of HMO
: an organization that provides comprehensive health care to voluntarily enrolled individuals and families in a particular geographic area by member physicians with limited referral to outside specialists and that is financed by fixed periodic payments determined in advance
— called also health maintenance organization
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“HMO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HMO. Accessed 14 May. 2021.
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HMO
noun
English Language Learners Definition of HMO
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: an organization that provides health care to people who make regular payments to it and who agree to use the doctors, hospitals, etc., that belong to the organization
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HMO
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plural HMOs
Medical Definition of HMO
: an organization that provides comprehensive health care to voluntarily enrolled individuals and families in a particular geographic area by member physicians with limited referral to outside specialists and that is financed by fixed periodic payments determined in advance
— called also health maintenance organization
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The first known use of HMO was in 1971
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