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PPO

noun \ˌpē-(ˌ)pē-ˈō\

: an organization that provides health care to people at a lower cost if they use the doctors, hospitals, etc., that belong to the organization

plural PPOs

Full Definition of PPO

:  an organization providing health care that gives economic incentives to the individual purchaser of a health-care contract to patronize certain physicians, laboratories, and hospitals that agree to supervision and reduced fees — compare hmo
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Origin of PPO

preferred provider organization
First Known Use: 1982

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Medical Dictionary

PPO

noun \ˌpē-(ˌ)pē-ˈō\
plural PPOs

Medical Definition of PPO

:  an organization providing health care that gives economic incentives to the individual purchaser of a health-care contract to patronize certain physicians, laboratories, and hospitals which agree to supervision and reduced fees—called also preferred provider organization; compare hmo

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