Health benefit plans are sold by either insurance companies or health maintenance organizations (HMOs). HMOs provide health care to their members through networks of doctors and hospitals. HMOs contract with doctors, hospitals, and clinics to provide health care within specific geographic areas. To be a member of an HMO, you must live or work in its service area. Except for emergencies, you must use doctors in your HMO's network and within your service area.
  As a result of the Franco-Prussian War, the Italian government took control of Rome, and Italy was essentially united. Garibaldi was eventually voted a pension by the Italian government, and he was considered a national hero until his death on June 2, 1882.
Italy was a monarchy from its unification in the second half of the 19th century until 1946, when it became a parliamentary republic following a national referendum. On 1st January 1948, it adopted a constitutional charter, which defines the political and civil liberties of citizens and the principles of government. Italy is headed by a President who appoints a Prime Minister, the elected head of government. The seat of government is Rome, where the President resides in the Palazzo del Quirinale, the chamber of deputies sits in the Palazzo Montecitorio and the senate occupies the Palazzo Madama.