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 bottom panel shows the weekly PPO, which generated a buy signal in late August 2024. David Keller, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024 With Advantage, you’ll be asked to choose between HMO, PPO and prescription drug plans. Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024 These were subjected to detailed analysis, and 2,264 were found to occur during PPO windows. Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024 So while the long-term trend has been firmly negative, a recent bullish signal on the weekly PPO indicator suggests that this may be the beginning of a recovery phase. David Keller, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024 There was a similar PPO buy signal in November of last year, soon after the October low. David Keller, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024 According to the latest figures available, Blue Cross paid out an average of 88% for its large group PPO plans and 86% for large group HMOs between 2020 and 2022. Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024 Don't assume anything based simply on whether the plan is an EPO, PPO, POS, or HMO. Elizabeth Davis, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2024 Understanding the difference between PPO, EPO, HMO, and POS is the first step towards deciding how to pick the health insurance plan that will work best for you and your family. Elaine Hinzey, Verywell Health, 17 Dec. 2023

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 5 Nov. 2024.

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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