health maintenance organization
noun
a plan for comprehensive health services, prepaid by an individual or by a company for its employees, that provides treatment, preventive care, and hospitalization to each participating member in a central health center. Abbreviation: HMO
Origin of health maintenance organization
First recorded in 1970–75
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Medical definitions for health maintenance organization
health maintenance organization
n.
An HMO.