Health insurance

Health insurance

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Health insurance

Medicaid is a health insurance program for low-income individuals who can not otherwise afford Medicare or other commercial health insurance plans. Medicaid is funded in part by the government and by ...

medical underwriting

Insurance; Health insurance

Medical underwriting is a process used by insurance companies to evaluate whether to accept an applicant for health coverage and/or to determine the premium rate for the policy.

medicare

Insurance; Health insurance

Medicare is the federal health insurance program created to provide health coverage for Americans aged 65 and older and later expanded to cover younger people who have permanent disabilities or who ...

medigap insurance policies

Insurance; Health insurance

Medigap plans offer supplemental benefits sold by private companies to extend traditional Medicare. Fifteen plans offer varying combinations of benefits, ranging from coverage of copayments and ...

employee assistance programs (EAPS)

Insurance; Health insurance

Mental health counseling services that are sometimes offered by insurance companies or employers. Typically, individuals or employers do not have to directly pay for services provided through an ...

non-profit cooperatives

Insurance; Health insurance

Non-profit cooperatives or insurance cooperatives have been proposed in the Senate as an alternative to a proposed government plan. The cooperatives, which would be structured as non-profits and ...

employer-sponsored health insurance

Insurance; Health insurance

Of Americans who have health coverage, nearly 60 percent secure that coverage through an employer-sponsored plan, often called group health insurance. Millions take advantage of the coverage for ...