Health insurance

Health insurance

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Health insurance

Also called small business health care tax C\credits – provide a tax credit of up to 35 percent of small business premium costs in 2010 – with that rate increasing to 50 percent in 2014. Employers ...

explanation of benefits

Insurance; Health insurance

An explanation of benefits is the insurance company’s written explanation regarding a claim, showing what they paid and what the client must pay. The document is sometimes accompanied by a benefits ...

fee-for service

Insurance; Health insurance

Fee-for-service is a system of health insurance payment in which a doctor or other health care provider is paid a free for each particular service rendered.

guaranteed issue

Insurance; Health insurance

Guaranteed issue refers to health insurance coverage that is guaranteed to be issued to applicants regardless of their health status, age, or income – and guarantees that the policy will be renewed ...

Bronze plan

Insurance; Health insurance

A Bronze health plan – available through state health insurance exchanges created by the ACA – covers 60 percent of the cost of essential benefits, while the patient pays 40 percent – up to an ...

claim

Insurance; Health insurance

A claim is an application for benefits provided by your health plan. You must file a claim before funds will be reimbursed to your medical provider. A claim may be denied based on the carrier’s ...

advance care planning consultations

Insurance; Health insurance

A controversial provision of H.R. 3200 would have paid physicians to provide counseling to elderly or terminally ill patients who request the counseling. The provision – ultimately omitted from the ...