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PPO  
abbr.  preferred provider organization
pre·ferred provider organization   (prĭ-fûrd')
n.   Abbr. PPO
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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Main Entry: PPO
Pronunciation: "pE-(")pE-'O
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural PPOs
: an organization providing health care that giveseconomic incentives to the individual purchaser of a health-care contract to patronize certain physicians, laboratories, and hospitals which agree to supervision and reduced fees called alsopreferred provider organization; —compare HMO
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PPO abbr.
preferred provider organization

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PPO
preferred provider organization
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