Health insurance

Health insurance

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advocacy

Insurance; Health insurance

Any activity done to help a person or group to get something the person or group needs or wants.

association

Insurance; Health insurance

Associations can offer group health insurance plans specially designed for their members and that give their members purchasing power because of the groups larger pool of enrollees.

essential health benefits

Insurance; Health insurance

Beginning in 2014, under the Affordable Care Act, all health insurance policies sold in state health insurance exchanges must cover what physicians and consumer advocates call essential health ...

capitation

Insurance; Health insurance

Capitation represents a set dollar limit that you or your employer pay to a health maintenance organization (HMO), regardless of how much you use (or don’t use) the services offered by the health ...

case management

Insurance; Health insurance

Case management is a system embraced by employers and insurance companies to ensure that individuals receive appropriate, reasonable health care services.

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)

COBRA is the federal legislation that allows you – if you work for an insured employer group of 20 or more employees – to continue to purchase health insurance for up to 18 months if you lose your ...

coinsurance

Insurance; Health insurance

Coinsurance refers to money that an individual is required to pay for services, after a deductible has been paid. In some health care plans, co-insurance is called “copayment.” Coinsurance is often ...