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health maintenance organizations  

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  • Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) are the primary vehicle for managed health care in the United States. An HMO is an organizational structure that insures participating members for health-care-related expenses through its coordination of the financing elements of medical care with the care provision aspects. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Health Maintenance Organizations]

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