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Definition:

A Health Maintenance Organization - a group of healthcare providers who have contracted with an insurance company to provide services for a fixed fee. This fee is paid on a monthly basis regardless of whether the patient utilizes healthcare during that time.

Check out this article to find out more about HMOs and how they differ from PPOs.
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