point-of-service

adjective

point-of-ser·​vice ˈpȯint-əv-ˈsər-vəs 

: of, relating to, or being a health care insurance plan that allows enrollees to seek care from a physician affiliated with the service provider at a fixed co-payment or to choose a nonaffiliated physician and pay more

—abbreviation POS

Examples of point-of-service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What passengers need to know Impact worldwide:Global tech outage grounds flights, hits banks and media businesses Circle K point-of-service terminals were reported down in the Phoenix area as well. —Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

point-of-service

adjective

: of, relating to, or being a health insurance plan that allows enrollees to seek care from a physician affiliated with the service provider at a fixed co-payment or to choose a nonaffiliated physician and pay a larger share of the cost

—abbreviation POS