HMOs, PPOs, EPOs, and POS plans all have provider networks. This network includes doctors, hospitals, labs and other providers that either have a contract with the health plan or, in some cases, are employed by the health plan. Plans differ as to whether you'll have coverage for health care services from providers who arenât in their network.
The first oil shock in the early 1970s pushed up oil prices and significantly increased imported fuel costs. Since Japan's economy depends heavily on imported fuel, this development slowed economic growth. In 1974, the economy contracted by about 1.2 percent of total GDP.
The only way any nation has ever escaped from poverty is by gradually producing its own prosperity. Japan grew from being a poor agricultural economy in the early 1900s to the worldâs second-largest economy in the late 20th century by manufacturing cars, computers, TVs, cameras, steel, and ships.