Understanding the full spectrum of Medicare concepts is hard. With so many acronyms, caveats and (seemingly) abstract ideas, even seasoned health insurance professionals get confused by the dizzying array of Medicare terms and information. We get many questions about PPOs (Preferred Provider Organization) and HMOs (Health Maintenance Organization). What these acronyms stand for, what they mean, which one is better and why, are issues we address daily. Even if you don’t know anything about what PPOs and HMOs are, you’ve probably deduced they’re very different. Here, we’ll demystify these plans and answer, once and for all, what is the difference [...]