PPO
noun
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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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.
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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
Disclaimer: Humana is a Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO organization with a Medicare contract.
—John Littig, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
On the positive side, the PPO indicator recently confirmed a bullish reversal, and GDX remains above the 61.8% retracement level based on the February 2024 to October 2024 uptrend.
—David Keller, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
However, Cigna Healthcare for example, did not renew its Medicare Advantage PPO plan in Florida in 2025, offering only its HMO plan and a plan for military veterans.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024
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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
Disclaimer: Humana is a Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO organization with a Medicare contract.
—John Littig, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
On the positive side, the PPO indicator recently confirmed a bullish reversal, and GDX remains above the 61.8% retracement level based on the February 2024 to October 2024 uptrend.
—David Keller, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
However, Cigna Healthcare for example, did not renew its Medicare Advantage PPO plan in Florida in 2025, offering only its HMO plan and a plan for military veterans.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024
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“PPO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PPO. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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PPO
noun
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
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