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health maintenance organization (HMO)

health maintenance organization (HMO)

A prepaid group health insurance plan that entitles members to services of participating hospitals, doctors, and other providers of medical care. HMOs can be either for profit or nonprofit. In the typical HMO, physicians and other health care professionals are employees of the HMO, and hospitals are either owned by or under contract with the HMO.

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