preferred provider

noun

1

: ppo

—usually used attributively

2

: a health care provider (such as a doctor or hospital) that is part of a PPO

Examples of preferred provider in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That helped spur insurers to offer more preferred provider organizations, or PPOs, which have fewer constraints but are more costly. —Tami Luhby, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024

The remainder are in preferred provider organization (PPO) plans offered by Anthem. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023

Over the past two decades, government regulators have written and rewritten rules that have landed on a straightforward goal: that Americans who live in apartment buildings may pick their internet provider, even if the landlord has a preferred provider. —New York Times, 3 Mar. 2022

In Korea, drivers will see their preferred provider. —PCMAG, 22 Feb. 2023

Choose your state, and then pick a preferred provider, such as HealthTap or SteadyMD. —Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023

To get started, select your condition and choose a preferred provider from a list of licensed telehealth agents. —Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 15 Nov. 2022

Hartford HealthCare at Home also has been added as a preferred provider for Medicare Home Care services for Seabury residents and Seabury At Home members. —Stephen Singer, courant.com, 10 Nov. 2020

The insurer and provider failed to come to terms on a long-term pricing contract prior to the Aug. 31 expiration of the previous contract, resulting in Florida Blue removing Memorial’s six hospitals from its preferred provider network. —Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined at sense 1