HMO

American  

1. health maintenance organization.

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HMO Cultural  

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.

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Example Sentences

If you are looking at an HMO, you should also check the plan documents for other constraints, such as requirements that you get a referral from your primary-care physician to see a specialist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

A council officer later said in a report that the property should have been licensed as an HMO.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

Renters in homes where landlords have broken the law, including by failing to register an HMO, can claim up to a year's rent back.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

We asked Mr Yarrow to scan specific postcodes in three boroughs which we knew were HMO hotspots.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

We received a polite letter from our HMO, wishing us the best of luck, regretting they couldn’t cover the cost.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini