Definitions for "PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION PLAN"
an indemnity plan where coverage is provided to participants through a network of selected health care providers (such as hospitals and physicians). The enrollees may go outside the network, but would incur larger costs in the form of higher deductibles, higher coinsurance rates, or nondiscounted charges from the providers.
A Preferred Provider Organization plan is an MA plan that has a network of contracted providers that have agreed to treat plan members for a specified payment amount. A PPO plan must cover all plan benefits whether they are received from network or non-network providers. Member cost sharing may be higher when plan benefits are received from non-network providers.
a type of medical plan that features a network of preferred providers. When you elect to receive care from providers in the network, the plan generally provides a higher level of coverage, and may require less paperwork.