Michael Evans writes about insurance and other finance topics for Investopedia. An insurance industry veteran, he has covered personal finance for more than 20 years for publications including ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans are Medicare Advantage plans. They differ in their flexibility around seeking medical care. Medicare provides ...

HMO vs. PPO: What is the difference? The table below offers a summary of information for Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO plans. Both plan types use a network of healthcare services. The main difference ...

Understanding managed care is a key part of selecting a health plan HMOs require referrals from a primary care provider and don't cover out-of-network care except in emergencies. PPOs allow for some ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

If you’ve been fortunate enough to enjoy mostly good health and/or have someone else pay for your health insurance, you might have never given much thought to the many types of health insurance plans ...

CHICAGO — Health maintenance organizations, known for their low-cost medical care, were all the rage just 10 years ago. Today consumers are bailing out of HMOs in record numbers as their costs have ...

There are plenty of decisions to make when picking a new health insurance plan, but perhaps the hardest is choosing between an HMO and PPO. Those two acronyms can be confusing, especially if you don’t ...

Selecting health insurance is often one of the most important decisions you will make. Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and preferred provider organizations (PPOs) are types of managed ...