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small employer group

Insurance; Health insurance

Generally means groups with 1-99 employees. The definition may vary between states.

Health insurance coverage on an individual, not group, basis. The premium is usually higher for an individual health insurance plan than for a group policy, but you may not qualify for a group plan. ...

health maintenance organizations (HMOS)

Insurance; Health insurance

Health maintenance organizations represent “pre-paid” or “capitated” insurance plans in which individuals or their employers pay a fixed monthly fee for services instead of a separate charge for each ...

health choices commissioner

Insurance; Health insurance

Health reform legislation called for the creation of a federal agency called the Health Choices Administration. Overseeing that agency would be the Health Choices Commissioner, an individual ...

health choices administration

Insurance; Health insurance

Health reform legislation called for the creation of the Health Choices Administration, a federal agency that would oversee its provisions, including the establishment of health plan benefit ...

open-ended hmos

Insurance; Health insurance

HMOs which allow enrolled individuals to use out-of-plan providers and still receive partial or full coverage and payment for the professional’s services under a traditional indemnity plan.

indemnity health plan

Insurance; Health insurance

Indemnity health insurance plans are also called “fee-for-service.” These are the types of plans that primarily existed before the rise of HMOs, IPAs, and PPOs. With indemnity plans, the individual ...