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Health Care Terms & Jargons
Exclusive provider organization (EPO)

a more rigid type of preferred provider organization (PPO) that requires members to use only designated providers or relinquish reimbursement altogether. PPOs, in contrast, encourage members to use "preferred" providers through more generous reimbursement but will still reimburse for non-preferred providers.