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Point of service (POS) plan

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-002582

A type of managed care health insurance plan that combines characteristics of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and preferred provider organizations (PPOs). Members choose a primary care physician within the plan's network who refers them to specialists. They can also seek care outside the network, but at a higher cost.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-002582
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-002582",
  "term": "Point of service (POS) plan",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A type of managed care health insurance plan that combines characteristics of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and preferred provider organizations (PPOs). Members choose a primary care physician within the plan's network who refers them to specialists. They can also seek care outside the network, but at a higher cost.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/point-of-service-pos-plan/"
}

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