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Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. ... For many, health care plan abbreviations like HMO, PPO, EPO, and PPS are just alphabet soup.
An HMO Point-of-Service (HMO-POS) plan is a type of HMO plan. With an HMO-POS plan, an individual must choose a PCP, but they can use out-of-network services at a higher cost, similar to a PPO plan.
To be eligible for an HMO a person must live or work in the plan’s service area. HMO networks are usually smaller than an HMO with a point-of-service (POS) option that can cover a wider area.
An HMO may also contract with an existing, independent group practice ("independent group model"), which will generally continue to treat non-HMO patients. Group model HMOs are also considered closed-panel, because doctors must be part of the group practice to participate in the HMO - the HMO panel is closed to other physicians in the community.
Researchers at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota (Stephen T. Parente), [10] Harvard University (Meredith Rosenthal), [11] University of Illinois at Chicago (Anthony Lo Sasso), [12] [13] and RAND Health Insurance Experiment [14] have examined results of consumer-driven plans.
In U.S. health insurance, a preferred provider organization (PPO), sometimes referred to as a participating provider organization or preferred provider option, is a managed care organization of medical doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who have agreed with an insurer or a third-party administrator to provide health care at ...
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In the United States, an exclusive provider organization (EPO) is a hybrid health insurance plan in which a primary care provider is not necessary, but health care providers must be seen within a predetermined network. Out-of-network care is not provided, and visits require pre-authorization.