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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 ...
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).
HMO. Health Maintenance Organization plans are often considered the most affordable insurance option. With low deductibles and low copays for doctor visits and pharmaceuticals, HMOs are affordable ...
What is a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) plan? An HMO plan is a type of Medicare Advantage plan. It has a network of clinics, hospitals, and doctors providing standards of care at lower costs.
In 1972, HMSA introduced the Community Health Program, its first Health maintenance organization (HMO). The Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act of 1974 required nearly all employers to provide health insurance to full-time employees. In 1980, Health Plan Hawaii was certified as a federally qualified HMO. [4]
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996) Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (2003) Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (2005) Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (2009) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010)
This category includes articles relating to Health Maintenance Organizations. Pages in category "Health maintenance organizations" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
A point of service plan is a type of managed care health insurance plan in the United States. It combines characteristics of the health maintenance organization (HMO) and the preferred provider organization (PPO). [1] The POS is based on a managed care foundation—lower medical costs in exchange for more limited choice. But POS health ...