Examples of preferred provider organization in a Sentence
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Mediation applies only to its preferred provider organization.
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Dallas News, 6 Mar. 2020
The latest study examined the claims data of 37 million individuals with commercial preferred provider organization’s health insurance plans in all 50 states from 2013 to 2017.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2019
Those with Blue Essential health maintenance organization (HMO) plans and Blue Choice preferred provider organization (PPO) plans will have in-network status at Kelsey-Seybold starting Jan. 1.
—Jenny Deam, Houston Chronicle, 6 Nov. 2019
Another difference is that beneficiaries are restricted to a defined network of providers like an HMO or preferred provider organization.
—Akilah Johnson, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2019
For instance, in Maryland, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield proposed an 18.5% average increase on health maintenance organization plans and a 91.4% increase on its smaller preferred provider organization business.
—Joseph Walker, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2018
Gail Trauco's insurer is eliminating her company's policy known as a preferred provider organization, or PPO, replacing it with a health maintenance organization, or HMO, a change that would limit the choice of doctors for her five employees.
—Joyce M. Rosenberg, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2017
Dallas News, 6 Mar. 2020
The latest study examined the claims data of 37 million individuals with commercial preferred provider organization’s health insurance plans in all 50 states from 2013 to 2017.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2019
Those with Blue Essential health maintenance organization (HMO) plans and Blue Choice preferred provider organization (PPO) plans will have in-network status at Kelsey-Seybold starting Jan. 1.
—Jenny Deam, Houston Chronicle, 6 Nov. 2019
Another difference is that beneficiaries are restricted to a defined network of providers like an HMO or preferred provider organization.
—Akilah Johnson, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2019
For instance, in Maryland, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield proposed an 18.5% average increase on health maintenance organization plans and a 91.4% increase on its smaller preferred provider organization business.
—Joseph Walker, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2018
Gail Trauco's insurer is eliminating her company's policy known as a preferred provider organization, or PPO, replacing it with a health maintenance organization, or HMO, a change that would limit the choice of doctors for her five employees.
—Joyce M. Rosenberg, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2017
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First Known Use
1982, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
preferred provider organization
noun
pre·ferred pro·vid·er organization
prə-ˌfərd-prə-ˈvīd-ər- 
: ppo
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