One Benefit of Preferred Provider Organizations PPOs)compared to Health Maintenance

question 133

Multiple Choice

One benefit of Preferred Provider Organizations PPOs) compared to Health Maintenance Organizations HMOs) is that PPOs:

• A)offer lower costs for members.
• B)give members an individual spending account to use for health care costs.
• C)allow members to choose their own physicians.
• D)always pay 100 percent of the authorized cost of treatment.

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