Fewer than half of U.S. adults know what common managed care terms mean.
Researchers at eHealth Inc., Mountain View, Calif., have reported that finding in a summary of results from a recent telephone survey of 1,010 U.S. adults.
About 36% of participants said they know “HMO” stands for “health maintenance organization,” but only 20% said they know “PPO” stands for “preferred provider organization,” and only 11% said they know “HSA” stands for “health savings account.”