Research Notes on HMO Health Care
HMO health care is an organization that provides comprehensive health care to voluntarily enrolled individuals and families in a particular geographic area by member physicians with limited referral to outside specialists and that is financed by fixed periodic payments determined in advance. HMO is also known as health maintenance organization.
Top Resources on HMO Health Care
- Wikipedia: Health Maintenance Organization
- Consumer Report: Rating the Health Plans: 37,000 Readers Pick the Best HMO's & PPO's
- HMO-Health Maintenance Organizations: About HMO's
- About.com: How to Find Affordable HMO Health Insurance
- Financial Web: HMO vs. PPO
- Community Oncology: HMO Profits Soar, Healthcare Falters
- PubMed Central: Do HMO's Reduce Health Care Costs? A Multivariate Analysis Medicare HMO Demonstration Projects
- Annals of Family Medicine: Do HMO's Affect Educational Disparities in Health Care?
- CBS News: HMO's Explained
- TheStreet.com Ratings: Strongest and Weakest HMO's
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