Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

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Abstract

Health Management Organization is a specialist management plan found in USA only , it provides health care facilities to many thousands of people and is most famous with companies that provide health care facilities to their employees since health maintenance organization provides health care facilities at low cost as compared to traditional health insurance facilities

Health Maintenance Organization provides the patients with a list of doctors and hospitals in to select their network . The members of health maintenance

organization are required to pay in flat fees in to be a part of health maintenance organization network . The members are examined by primary care physicians who then recommend specialist doctors if required by the patients

Health maintenance organization limits the workings of doctors for the patients as much health related decisions are made by the administration depending upon the insurance plan

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO

Introduction

Health Maintenance Organization is a specific type managed care organization found in USA , it sets on guidelines for doctors to operate on average it costs less care coverage then health insurance . It provides health insurance coverage on a group basis . HMO team comprises of a group of doctors and other professionals who charge a fixed monthly rate

By law , people who take part in HMO should be provided with a basic of the plan , including what is covered and what is not and how to appeal a decision

History

HMO started in early...