health maintenance organization

noun

A medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixed annual fee.

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Meanings

nounhealth maintenance organization (plural health maintenance organizations)

plural health maintenance organizations

  1. USmedicineA medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixed annual fee.

Synonyms & antonyms

noungroup insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians

Similar
HMO
Broader
health insurance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

health maintenance organization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/health%20maintenance%20organization

MLA

“health maintenance organization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/health%20maintenance%20organization. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “health maintenance organization,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/health%20maintenance%20organization.

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