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health maintenance organization (HMO)
Public or private organization providing comprehensive medical care to subscribers on the basis of a prepaid contract. HMOs deliver a broad range of health services for a fixed fee. In the prepaid group-practice model, physicians are organized into a group practice with one insuring agency. A ...
January 22, 2007; Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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