How to Use HMO in a Sentence

HMO

noun
  • Without subsidies, her monthly health care costs will be about $900 under the HMO plan.
    — Sara Dinatale, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Providers are not in the BlueMedicare PPO network or in the BlueMedicare HMO network.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Representatives of Rocky Mountain HMO did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Kaiser Permanente accounts for the majority of that enrollment, reflecting a market with deep HMO familiarity.
    — Allison Palmer march 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Make all medical care free and accessible to everyone, except executives of existing health insurance and HMO companies, who must pay full price for everything, including the $16 tab of aspirin.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The proposal offered a $2,000 ratification bonus and caps on HMO premium increases that UC said could save members up to $3,000 each year on healthcare costs.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Based on the recommendation of a third party fact-finding report, the district has offered to pay for the cost of a Kaiser HMO plan for teachers and their dependents through June 2027, which would establish a new minimum employer contribution to benefits.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The contract extension covers about 100 patients in Cigna HMO plans in the Sacramento area, and potentially a few thousand patients covered by PPO plans, but the hospital system did not provide exact numbers.
    — Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • For UnitedHealthcare Medicare members, Ascension directed them to call the Wisconsin HMO Enrollment Specialists for assistance.
    — Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Caitlin Rother, a 63-year-old novelist in San Diego, tried to be proactive in switching her Covered California plan from a PPO (preferred provider organization) plan to a lower-cost HMO (health maintenance organization) plan to save money.
    — Sara Dinatale, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Post-War Decisions Eroded Hard-Won Gains Instead of recognizing the value of military health, budget officials in the Pentagon viewed the MHS as little more than an HMO for beneficiaries.
    — Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • All 12 of its freestanding ERs, including the one in Plantation, and its over 100 HCA Florida physician offices also accept the insurance, including Medicare Advantage, HMO and ACA plans associated with Florida Blue.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • All 12 of its freestanding ERs, including the one in Plantation, and its over 100 HCA Florida physician offices also accept the insurance, including Medicare Advantage, HMO and ACA plans associated with Florida Blue.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026

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