The Main Purpose of HMOs and PPOs Is to

question 189

Multiple Choice

The main purpose of HMOs and PPOs is to

• A) reduce health care costs for employers and their employees.
• B) reduce medical malpractice suits.
• C) enable groups of physicians to increase their fees.
• D) direct patients to specialists rather than to more expensive primary-care physicians.

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