Health maintenance organization

A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) is an American term for a corporation that provides managed healthcare services, thus combining the roles of health insurer and medical care provider.

HMOs have been widely criticised.

See also:

• Medicare
• National Health Service

External links:

• http://www.hmopage.org/
• http://www.medicarehmo.com/
• http://www.opa.ca.gov/report_card/