Careington

2.  They usually cover cares rendered by the
health professionals such as doctors, nurses,
and even care providers.
 They usually select a PCP or primary care
provider, a doctor or any health professional
who serves as “gate keeper.”

3.  Careington dental plan
 Wellpoint
 Aetna
 Wellcare health plans
 Humana

4. The reasons for having HMO are:
 Easy access of health care
 Cheaper health care
There are several types of HMO namely:
 Staff model - The health professionals are employed
paid by the HMO. They even have clinic in the HMO
building.
 Group model – The HMO company does not employ
health professionals directly but they affiliate with
group practice physicians
 Network model – The HMO company contracts
medical associations

5. There are HMOs that focuses only on a certain aspect
of health. Careington focuses and covers anything
about dental health
Careington covers different services like
 Cosmetic dentistry
 Orthodontics
 Dental health maintenance
 Careington has a network of 6,700 dental health care
providers
 They are the leading HMO in dental health aspect as
they are most recognized professional dental network