Preferred-provider organization
[pri-furd-pruh-vahy-der] /prɪˈfɜrd prəˈvaɪ dər/
noun
1.
a comprehensive health-care plan offered to corporate employees that allows them to choose their own physicians and hospitals within certain limits.
Abbreviation: PPO.
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