plural PPOs
: an organization providing health care that gives economic incentives to the individual purchaser of a health-care contract to patronize certain physicians, laboratories, and hospitals that agree to supervision and reduced fees compare hmo

Examples of PPO in a Sentence

I'm not sure if that doctor belongs to my PPO.
Recent Examples on the Web One final question remains regarding how Scripps will handle patients with PPO Medicare Advantage patients who arrive at its coastal and clinic offices. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2023 Prior notice is not required for PPO plans, a government official said, because these plans do not generally assign enrollees to specific doctors. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023 For example, a PPO Medicare Advantage plan offered by health insurance giant Aetna caps out-of-pocket expenses at $6,700 per year in network and $9,500 if doctors are seen out-of-network. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023 Results showed that the intake of flavanols in a high PPO banana smoothie significantly reduced the levels of flavonols in circulation after consumption. Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Rd, Health, 29 Sep. 2023 Citing officials, Fox 2 and The Saline Post also reported that Thomas had a PPO against the suspect. Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023 Blue Cross is seeking a 6.7% rate increase for its small group PPO plans and a 5.8% increase for its small group HMO plans, according to the state. Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2023 CareFirst requested an average increase of 0.5% for its PPO plan, which covers about 17,000 people. Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2023 University of Utah Health Insurance Plans is a PPO with a Medicare contract. The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022 See More

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Word History

Etymology

preferred provider organization

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of PPO was in 1982

Dictionary Entries Near PPO

Cite this Entry

“PPO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PPO. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.

Medical Definition

plural PPOs
: an organization providing health care that gives economic incentives to the individual purchaser of a health-care contract to patronize certain physicians, laboratories, and hospitals which agree to supervision and reduced fees

called also preferred provider organization

compare hmo
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