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HMO

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HMO  (chm-)
n.
A corporation financed by insurance premiums whose member physicians and professional staff provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, geographic, and professional limits to enrolled volunteer members and their families.
[h(ealth) m(aintenance) o(rganization).]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.HMOHMO - group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians
health maintenance organization
health insurance - insurance against loss due to ill health
Translations
HMO n abbr (US) (= health maintenance organization) → seguro médico global
HMO n abbr (US) (= health maintenance organization) → organisme médical assurant un forfait entretien de santé
HMO (US) n abbr (= Health Maintenance Organization) → Organisation zur Gesundheitsfürsorge
HMO n abbr (US) (= Health Maintenance Organization) → organo per la salvaguardia della salute pubblica
HMO health maintenance organization


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