GLOSSARY
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Health Maintenance Organization System

Provides a comprehensive benefits package including physician visits, laboratory services, hospitalization and surgery, and focuses on preventive care, early diagnosis and outpatient treatment. An HMO is generally considered the most restrictive type of managed care.

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