HMO

1. health maintenance organization.

HMO

1. An abbreviation for h ealth m aintenance o rganization. A corporation financed by insurance premiums whose member doctors provide medical services to enrolled member patients.

Example Sentences

Nearly eight out of every 10 plans on the exchange are either an EPO or an HMO, according to a KFF analysis.

From Seattle Times

The protest is part of an ongoing dispute between the Oakland-based HMO and a coalition of unions representing roughly 40% of its workforce.

From Los Angeles Times

A council official said an unannounced inspection of the property was carried out in January due to concerns it was being used as an unlicensed HMO.

From BBC

The second, a Medicare Advantage Plan HMO, would cost less than half as much and cover the basics plus vision, dental, hearing and prescriptions, but limit me to a prescribed network of doctors.

From Los Angeles Times

An unremarkable event, hardly something to write about, except that it inspired me to reflect on how I learned to stop worrying and love my HMO.

From Washington Post