1.   And Doogie Howser is the preferred provider in my HMO.

2.   As part of the deal, the two companies also signed a co-marketing agreement in which each will be the preferred provider of services to the other.

3.   Bertelsmann will continue a relationship with AOL through a four-year agreement that makes the German media company a preferred content provider for AOL.

4.   A backlash led by disgruntled doctors and patients has pushed many tightly structured HMO plans to relax their rules, blurring the line between HMOs and preferred provider plans.

5.   Charter will remain a preferred provider for Magellan.

6.   Each provides access to one or two hospitals and a list of doctors, much like a preferred provider network in the United States.

7.   EDS is scheduled to say this week that it has picked Identix as its preferred provider of fingerprint technology.

8.   In return, card holders can get discounts from doctors and hospitals in the preferred provider network.

9.   It offers a list of preferred providers, but usually only one per category.

10.   Now most American Express employees have a choice of an HMO or a doctor in a preferred provider network through UnitedHealthcare, an operating unit of the UnitedHealth Group.