Notwithstanding any differences provided by law between a health maintenance organization and an insurer as described in section 44-103, a health maintenance organization shall be deemed to assume, underwrite, and spread risk and otherwise transact the business of insurance.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-32,124

  • Health maintenance organization: shall mean any person who undertakes to provide or arrange for the delivery of basic health care services to enrollees on a prepaid basis except for enrollee responsibility for copayments or deductibles. See Nebraska Statutes 44-32,105
  • Insurer: shall include all companies, exchanges, societies, or associations whether organized on the stock, mutual, assessment, or fraternal plan of insurance and reciprocal insurance exchanges. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103