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 and PPO plans offer different types of coverage so it's important to know which is best for you. HMO plans are often less expensive with low deductibles, but they're more limiting than PPO plans.

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 ...

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, ...

The rise of Medicare Advantage plans offers seniors new choices within the complex framework of Medicare options. From personalized care preferences to expanded benefits, more than half of Medicare ...

From PPO to HMO, what’s the difference between the 5 most common types of health insurance plans? A woman showing something on a computer screen to a man at a desk. For many Americans, early November ...

It's benefits enrollment time at my office and I'm noticing that the one dramatic difference in cost between the Aetna HMO and the Aetna POSII (PPO) has been eliminated. They now cost almost the same.

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 ...