Business and Personal Finance Unit 4 Chapter 14 © 2007 ... - Quia
Business and Personal Finance Unit 4 Chapter 14 © 2007 ... - Quia
Business and Personal Finance Unit 4 Chapter 14 © 2007 ... - Quia
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Section <strong>14</strong>.2<br />
Private <strong>and</strong> Government Plans<br />
health<br />
maintenance<br />
organizations<br />
(HMO)<br />
a health insurance<br />
plan that contracts<br />
with selected<br />
physicians <strong>and</strong><br />
other medical<br />
professionals to<br />
provide health<br />
care services in<br />
exchange for a<br />
fixed, prepaid<br />
monthly premium<br />
Health Maintenance Organizations<br />
One managed-care option is a health<br />
maintenance organization (HMO). HMOs<br />
typically cover:<br />
• Routine immunizations <strong>and</strong> checkups<br />
• Screening programs<br />
• Diagnostic tests<br />
They also provide customers with coverage for<br />
surgery, hospitalization, <strong>and</strong> emergency care.<br />
<strong>Business</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Personal</strong> <strong>Finance</strong> <strong>Unit</strong> 4 <strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>14</strong> © <strong>2007</strong> Glencoe/McGraw-Hill<br />
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