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.
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The Robinsons have a high-deductible preferred provider organization (PPO) health insurance plan through Russell's work as an education consultant. Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025 With the recent rally for shares of COIN, the weekly PPO is very close to generating a similar signal in the coming weeks. David Keller, CNBC, 8 May 2025 Then in September and October 2024, the RSI came out of the overbought region just before a PPO sell signal. David Keller, CNBC, 1 May 2025 To validate updates, conduct thorough testing, including A/B testing and user studies, and employ proximal policy optimization (PPO) to stabilize learning and prevent abrupt model changes. Ambika Saklani Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 The weekly chart of Home Depot provides a longer-term perspective to the recent pullback, featuring a weekly PPO sell signal in December 2024. David Keller, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025 Soon after, the weekly PPO indicator generated a bearish crossover, suggesting that the uptrend phase was now transitioning into a new distribution phase. David Keller, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025 For the True Choice Plus Medicare PPO plan, the deductible is now $500, excluding insulin furnished through an item of durable medical equipment. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 The thick green lines indicate a strong buy signal, where the PPO indicator crossed over the signal line well below the zero level. David Keller, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025

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

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“PPO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PPO. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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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