A health maintenance organization (HMO) is a type of managed care organization (MCO) that ... of an open-panel HMO, where a physician may maintain their own office and may see non-HMO ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMO

Secondly, by eliminating treatments that the HMO views as unnecessary, and by focusing on preventative health care with an eye toward the long-term health of their members, the HMO ...
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-hmo.htm

Some love their HMO, some don't. July 16, 1999 Web posted at: 1:40 p.m. EDT (1740 GMT)
http://robots.cnn.com/HEALTH/9907/16/love.my.hmo/

See an out-of-network provider without additional cost if their HMO does not have an in-network provider for their condition. If a person switches to a new HMO, the person can ...
http://www.nyshmoguide.org/HmoMemberRights.asp

Death By HMO; a book that addresses the haunting question, Do HMOs deliberately neglect or even kill off their unprofitable patients? Read the book and make up your own mind.
http://www.deathbyhmo.com/

Members pay their HMO monthly premium in return for coverage of all medical costs, provided the physicians are included in the HMO approved network and the procedures performed are ...
http://www.health-insurance-carriers.com/hmoplans.html

Doctors who communicate well: Doctors who spend enough time with patients: HMO members rated their HMO on survey questions asking how often their doctor or other health care ...
http://www.state.nj.us/health/hmo/detail9.htm

The Supreme Court upholds state laws that help patients fight their HMOs. The NewsHour Health Unit is funded by a grant from The Henry J.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june02/hmo_scotus.html

This usually means that members have to get a referral from their primary care doctor or an approval from their HMO. If members get services without a referral and approval they ...
http://www.opa.ca.gov/report_card/hmowhatis.aspx

Not unlike the surveys conducted by HMOs when they query patients about their satisfaction with their HMO doctors following one of their visits, the ARC asks ...
http://www.hmohardball.com/coast_news.htm

Service and Access * Are members satisfied with their HMO?s services? A comparison of each HMO?s performance to the New Jersey HMO average shows how effective the HMOs are in ...
http://www.nj.gov/dobi/lifehealthactuarial/hmo2007/serviceaccess.html

In addition, until January 2002, Medicare HMO enrollees can disenroll from their HMO at any time, with disenrollment effective the first of the following month.
http://www.medicarerights.org/maincontentpolicyhmomarketing.html

More and more people have been seeking legal action against their HMO's because of a failure to cover treatment that was originally in their insurance policy.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june98/hmo_5-5.html

Consumers who believe that their HMO may have considered criteria other than medical history in denying their infertility benefits can contact the Office of the Managed Care ...
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ocaterminal&L=6&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Our+Agencies+and+Divisions&L3=Division+of+Insurance&L4=Archive+of+DOI+News+%26+Updates&L5=1999+DOI+Press+Releases&sid=Eoca&b=terminalcontent&f=doi_Media_media_press23&csid=Eoca

Reasonableness of paperwork and payment: Efficiency and helpfulness of HMO's customer service: HMO members rated their HMO on survey questions asking how often the number of forms ...
http://www.state.nj.us/health/hmo/detail7.htm

Their HMO. We compared how HMO members rate their care and services. Doctor Communications; Getting Doctors and Care; HMO Customer Service; Member Complaints
http://www.opa.ca.gov/report_card/hmorating.aspx

Service and Access: Are members satisfied with their HMO?s services? A comparison of each HMO?s performance to the New Jersey HMO average shows how effective the HMOs are in ...
http://www.nj.gov/dobi/lifehealthactuarial/hmo2008/serviceaccess.html

Parents argued that their daughter suffered brain damage as a result of the negligence of their HMO's. The family attempted to sue the HMO.
http://www.josephromanolaw.com/english/cases/hmo.html

Guest Members remain members of their BCBSNM HMO plan and their premium continues to be paid to BCBSNM. The Guest Membership benefit ensures members have ongoing access to the care ...
http://www.bcbsnm.com/hp_nm/hmoblue/hmo_guest.htm

... are companies that have contracts with doctors and other health care providers and they are directly involved in the medical treatment of their customers. While HMO ...
http://www.usinsuranceonline.com/health-insurance/plans/hmo.php