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health maintenance organization.

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Words nearby HMO

HMF, HMG, HMI, hmm, HMMV, HMO, Hmong, H.M.S., HMSO, hn, HNC

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How to use HMO in a sentence

It's the biggest insurer in California, using a model that ended up being the basis for the HMO revolution.
Model Health Insurer Has Some of the Highest Rates on the California Exchanges|Megan McArdle|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Before I switched to this work I was an internist for a large HMO, entering my notes into an EMR.
The Unintended Consequences of Electronic Medical Records, Continued|Megan McArdle|January 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That would certainly be of use in trading HMO stocks such as Aetna or Cigna.
Ethically Challenged Congress Needs Law or Code Banning Insider Trading|Zachary Karabell|November 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In 1998, he left the public sector to work at Harvard Pilgrim, an HMO that was $227 million in the red when he arrived.
The Next Scott Brown?|Samuel P. Jacobs|March 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Now all this is what actually takes place in words like hmo-ptysis (spitting of blood), sema-phore (a sort of telegraph).
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

Cultural definitions for HMO

HMO

An abbreviation for health maintenance organization. A corporation financed by insurance premiums whose member doctors provide medical services to enrolled member patients.