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For the most part, no.

An HMO is a type of managed care plan that focuses upon keeping the member healthy. It is a genre of "managed care", of which there are several models. The models differ mostly in the amount of choice that the member is given in using physicians of his/her choice, at least without first getting a referral from the member's "primary care physician". The primary care physician is a provider under the HMO and assumes the main responsibility for the patient's care, and, as necessary, referrals to specialists.

Because the HMO "manages" the care, the care is kept in a fairly tight sphere, thereby lowering overall costs. Therefore, participation by a member in an HMO is usually amoing the more economical health care options.

Although HMOs are not technically "insurance", they are generally regulated by state insurance regulators. The insurance regulator is concerned with the HMO's financial stability, reasonableness and sufficiency of rates, and similar factors/

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