From: Bill Lucy 

From the Mars probe, John Beamish says...
> What's the difference between an HMO and a managed care option?

A managed care option limits clinics, doctors, and hospitals from over-prescribing
options for care. If a woman has a sore arm and shoulder, for example, a
doctor might do a basic neurological and arm extension test, but won't have
an XRay, MRI,
or mammogram* done.

An HMO limits the clinics, doctors, and hospitals you go to, at the same
time "managing" your care.

*true story, bad outcome.

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