• insurance, a preferred provider organization (PPO), sometimes referred to as a participating provider organization or preferred provider option, is a...
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  • a variety of settings, such as Health Maintenance Organizations and Preferred Provider Organizations. The growth of managed care in the U.S. was spurred...
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  • independent, third-party provider of medical services. Capitated reimbursement Exclusive provider network Preferred provider organization Publicly funded health...
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  • the early 1980s. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Preferred provider organization Davis, Elizabeth. "EPO Health Insurance—How It Compares to...
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    offers traditional fee-for-service medical plan options with a preferred provider organization (PPO) along with a high deductible health plan (HDHP) that...
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  • appointees Preferred Provider Organization, a type of health insurance Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs, an Austrian Scouting organization Planned...
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  • Cranbury. AmeriHealth offers nationwide coverage through PHCS, a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO). The company offers insurance through AmeriHealth's wellness...
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  • United States, Participating Provider Network or PPO, also referred to as Preferred Provider Organization, is an organization governed by medical doctors...
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  • non-network provider, generally at a lower benefit level to encourage the use of network providers. Most preferred provider organization plans are open-network...
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  • package was less generous than either the typical large employer preferred provider organization plan or the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Standard...
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  • Independent practice association (category Medical and health organizations based in the United States)
    an independent practice association (IPA), also known as an independent provider association, independent physician association, individual practice association...
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  • and 530 active physicians in 43 specialties. Aultman runs a Preferred Provider Organization, AultCare. Aultman Hospital has been the recipient of several...
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    funding from the name sale, CorVel began building a national preferred provider organization (PPO). During the mid '90s, CorVel doubled its office network...
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  • An accountable care organization (ACO) is a healthcare organization that ties provider reimbursements to quality metrics and reductions in the cost of...
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  • combines characteristics of the health maintenance organization (HMO) and the preferred provider organization (PPO). The POS is based on a managed care foundation—lower...
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    financial security and provides economic benefits to states and health providers. In American politics, the Democratic Party tends to support Medicaid...
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    healthcare professional (HMO), preferred provider organization (PPO), government agency (Medicaid, Medicare etc.) or any organization that may be contracted by...
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    Military Health System (category Military medical organizations of the United States)
    maintenance organization-like option called CHAMPUS Prime that required enrollment and offered better benefits and low-cost shares, a preferred provider organization-like...
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  • available vary. Checks and debits do not have to be made payable to the provider. Funds can be withdrawn for any reason, but withdrawals that are not for...
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  • managed care arrangement such as a Health Maintenance Organization or Preferred Provider Organization (PPO). Jackets - The term has several distinct and...
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  • Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (category Organization articles with topics of unclear notability)
    well as health plans, such as health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations.: 550  AAAHC has been granted "deemed status" to certify...
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    During this time, Cusick also formed The Preferred Health Arrangement, a Preferred Provider Organization and National Stop Loss Associates, a broker...
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    Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (category Health maintenance organizations)
    BCBSA company to offer nationwide insurance coverage through its BlueCard provider network and claims reimbursement program even though it operates only in...
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    regulation. Self-policing by healthcare providers plays a significant role in oversight. Many healthcare organizations voluntarily submit to inspection and...
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    Managed Care MCOTooltip Managed care organization and Focus Healthcare Management PPOTooltip Preferred provider organization. It alleged that Concentra and...
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  • or other services. Bundled payment Health maintenance organization Preferred provider organization "Healthcare & Hospital Budgeting Guide for 2024". netSuite...
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    Kaiser Permanente (category Health maintenance organizations)
    promoting the rapid expansion of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield preferred provider organization networks. Courage to Heal, a novel by KP Historical Society...
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  • consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) was similar to that of enrollees in Preferred provider organization (PPO) plans. The authors concluded that "[p]eople enrolled...
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    source of data on enrollment in health maintenance organization (HMO), preferred provider organization (PPO), point-of-service (POS) and consumer-driven...
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  • computer systems.[clarification needed] 2001 - Medical Mutual's Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), SuperMed Plus, is recognized as the first PPO in the...
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