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preferred-provider organization

[pri-furd-pruh-vahy-der]

noun

a comprehensive health-care plan offered to corporate employees that allows them to choose their own physicians and hospitals within certain limits. Abbreviation: PPO
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preferred provider organization in Medicine

preferred provider organization

[prĭ′fûrd′]

n.

A medical insurance plan in which members receive more coverage if they choose health care providers approved by or affiliated with the plan.
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