preferred provider

noun

1
: ppo
usually used attributively
2
: a health-care provider (such as a doctor or hospital) that is part of a PPO

Examples of preferred provider in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The remainder are in preferred provider organization (PPO) plans offered by Anthem. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023 Over the past two decades, government regulators have written and rewritten rules that have landed on a straightforward goal: that Americans who live in apartment buildings may pick their internet provider, even if the landlord has a preferred provider. New York Times, 3 Mar. 2022 In Korea, drivers will see their preferred provider. PCMAG, 22 Feb. 2023 Choose your state, and then pick a preferred provider, such as HealthTap or SteadyMD. Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023 To get started, select your condition and choose a preferred provider from a list of licensed telehealth agents. Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 15 Nov. 2022 Hartford HealthCare at Home also has been added as a preferred provider for Medicare Home Care services for Seabury residents and Seabury At Home members. Stephen Singer, courant.com, 10 Nov. 2020 The insurer and provider failed to come to terms on a long-term pricing contract prior to the Aug. 31 expiration of the previous contract, resulting in Florida Blue removing Memorial’s six hospitals from its preferred provider network. Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2020 McGraw — who declined to participate in this story — wouldn't say why the facility had long persisted as a preferred provider of care despite its public record. Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of preferred provider was in 1982

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“Preferred provider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred%20provider. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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