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Health and Fitness | HMOs Are Beneficial for Patients
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) are a type of health care provider company. Many people have criticized HMOs for denying their patients comprehensive—or even adequate—medical treatment in order to control costs. In the following viewpoint, Nancy J. Perry, a senior editor for Money magazine, contends that HMOs are economically and medically efficient.
While she acknowledges that some patients have had unpleasant experiences dealing with HMOs, she maintains that as a general rule the organizations provide good care at reasonable prices.
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