HMO

1. health maintenance organization.

HMO

1. An abbreviation for h ealth m aintenance o rganization. A corporation financed by insurance premiums whose member doctors provide medical services to enrolled member patients.

Example Sentences

Planning applications for HMO status have been rising steadily since 2009, according to the property data company Searchland, though smaller HMOs don't need planning permission.

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“Everybody here was part of an HMO,” she said.

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If you are looking at an HMO, you should also check the plan documents for other constraints, such as requirements that you get a referral from your primary-care physician to see a specialist.

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We also met asylum seekers living in one HMO, who told us they were thankful for their home and new life.

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One of the men told us they were subletting and admitted there was no HMO licence - as the local authority register confirmed.

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