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The Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93-222 codified as 42 U.S.C. §300e) is a United States statute enacted on December 29, 1973. The Health Maintenance Organization Act, informally known as the federal HMO Act, is a federal law that provides for a trial federal program to promote and encourage the development of health maintenance organizations (HMOs).
In the United States, a health maintenance organization (HMO) is a medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixed annual fee. [1] It is an organization that provides or arranges managed care for health insurance , self-funded health care benefit plans, individuals, and other entities, acting as a liaison with health care ...
Paul Murdock Ellwood Jr. (July 16, 1926 – June 20, 2022) was an American physician and a controversial figure in American health care.Often referred to as the "father of the health maintenance organization", [1] [2] he not only coined the term, he also played a role in bringing about structural changes to the American health care system to simultaneously control cost and promote health by ...
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The programs may be provided in a variety of settings, such as Health Maintenance Organizations and Preferred Provider Organizations. [1] The growth of managed care in the U.S. was spurred by the enactment of the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973. While managed care techniques were pioneered by health maintenance organizations, they ...
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On June 17, 1950, the Office of the Board of Examiners was created through Republic Act No. 546 on June 17, 1950, under the supervision of the Civil Service Commission. [ 3 ] The Office of Board Examiners would later be renamed as Professional Regulation Commission through Presidential Decree No. 223 on June 22, 1973, which was signed by ...
In 1915, the Bureau of Health was reorganized and renamed into the Philippine Health Service. During the succeeding years leadership and a number of health institutions were already being given to Filipinos, in accordance with the Organic Act of 1916. On January 1, 1919, Dr. Vicente De Jesus became the first Filipino to head the Health portfolio.