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long-term disability insurance

Insurance; Health insurance

Pays an insured a percentage of their monthly earnings if they become disabled.

private health insurance

Insurance; Health insurance

Private health insurance – insurance plans marketed by the private health insurance industry – currently dominates the U.S. health care landscape, with approximately two-thirds of the non-elderly ...

qualifying coverage

Insurance; Health insurance

Qualifying coverage refers to individual or employer-sponsored comprehensive group health coverage, but also includes, Medicare, medical assistance, the Indian Health Service and other coverage. ...

health care decision counseling

Insurance; Health insurance

Services, sometimes provided by insurance companies or employers, that help individuals weigh the benefits, risks and costs of medical tests and treatments. Unlike case management, health care ...

ObamaCare surcharge

Insurance; Health insurance

An extra charge for goods and services some businesses in the U.S. plan to use to offset cost increases from ObamaCare. ObamaCare is the unofficial name for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care ...

free choice voucher

Insurance; Health insurance

A payment made by an employer to an employee for the amount the employer would have spent covering that employee's insurance for each month. To be eligible, the employees' contribution to their ...

Deficit Reduction Act

Health care; Managed care

1984 law that states that Medicare becomes the secondary payer for those aged 65–69 years who have a working spouse aged younger than 65 years.

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