provider sponsored organization (PSO)

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Introduction

A group of medical providers, including doctors, clinics & hospitals. A PSO skips the insurance company intermediary & contracts directly with patients.

Member pays & premium & a copayment each time a service is used. PSOs may contract through employers.

More general terms

References

  1. Geriatrics Review Syllabus, American Geriatrics Society, 5th edition, 2002-2004