PREPAID GROUP PRACTICE PLAN (41)    TYPE OF PLAN (355.1)

Name Value
NAME PREPAID GROUP PRACTICE PLAN
ABBREVIATION PGPP
MAJOR CATEGORY HMO
DESCRIPTION
A plan under which specified health services are rendered by
participating physicians to an enrolled group of persons, with
fixed periodic payments made in advance, by or on behalf of
each person or family.  If a health insurance carrier is
involved, it contracts to pay in advance for the full range 
of health services to which the insured is entitled under
the terms of the health insurance contract.  Such a plan is
one form of a Health maintenance organization.