Hi Richard...long absence! > I am interested in HMOs, which I understand to be American > commercial health care providers which feature the integration of > private health insurance and provision of care. Does anyone on GP-UK > have any knowledge, experience, opinions or suggestions for further > reading on the questions: The web has acres and acres of stuff on HMO (by the way, it is Health Maintenance Orgs). And, it is a hotly debated topic that is known to arouse passions, sometimes to the edge of ecstasy and gently (or violently, back again) :-) >From a multiple search agent, just write HMO and off you go. For a simple and very fast multiple search, I use something called "Web Ferret". You can get it free from: http://www.viromix.com/NetFerret Happy ferreting! Ahmad _________________________________________ Ahmad Risk MB BCh tel: +44 1737 240022 fax: +44 1737 244660 http://www.cybermedic.org/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%