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Paul M. Ellwood  

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  • Paul M. Ellwood is an innovative figure in healthcare. He coined the term health maintenance organization (HMO), and he introduced the concept to the Nixon administration as an entity that would compete on the bases of price and quality by combining insurance and healthcare within a single organization. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Ellwood, Paul M.]

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