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preferred-provider organization

[pri-furd-pruh-vahy-der]
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noun
  1. 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.
  1. 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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