Which of the following are NOT managed care organizations?

Which of the following are NOT managed care organizations?

A)Point-of-Service plan (POS)

B)Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

C)Medical Information Bureau (MIB)

D)Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

Answer: C)Medical Information Bureau (MIB)

The Medical Information Bureau (MIB) may be the most prominent database of life insurance applicants in the health insurance industry, but it is not a managed care organization. Through a stick-men system for data code, it gives a member organization the power to share information between life and health insurance companies on individual’s medical histories and other related risk factors. Others are the POS and PPO and HMO which are different managed care organizations that provide healthcare services based on a network of providers and they require prescriptions or referrals before certain treatments