health coverage
Policy for care
Health coverage is insurance or a program that pays for medical expenses.
The term encompasses private insurance, employer-provided plans, and government programs like Medicare or Medicaid.
Millions of Americans lack adequate health coverage.
Having coverage doesn't guarantee access—policies vary widely in what they actually cover and at what cost to the patient.
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
- coinsurancePercentage you owe
- copaymentsPatient's portion of charges
- out of pocketPaid from personal funds
- premiumsPayments for insurance coverage
deductibles · HIPAA compliance · subsidies · healthcare disparities · claim filing · private insurance · public insurance · insurance companies · family plan · healthcare providers · policyholders · universal healthcare · affordable care · pre-existing conditions · employer contributions · enrollment · PPO · network provider
- employer dutiespayroll, payroll taxes, tax withholding, W-2 forms, 1099 forms
- coverage typescomprehensive
- global healthdisease, pandemic, medications, pandemics, epidemic
- insuranceinsurance, auto insurance, life insurance, home insurance, underwriting
- employee benefitspension, 401k, 401(k), retirement, vacation
- employee compensationsalary, pay, base pay, base salary, gross pay
health coverageuninsured
Lacking protective coverage
underinsured · no insurance · uncovered · coverage gap · insurance gap
health coverageout-of-pocket
Paid from personal funds
self-pay · out-of-pocket expenses · cash payment · direct payment · medical debt