health insurance coverage
Policy for care
Health insurance coverage is the protection provided by a health insurance policy—what medical expenses it will pay for and under what conditions.
Coverage varies by plan: some cover prescription drugs, mental health services, or preventive care; others don't.
Does your coverage include dental?
I lost my coverage when I changed jobs.
The term often appears in discussions of employment benefits and healthcare policy.
- HMONetwork-based insurance plan
- preventive careHealth maintenance before disease
- annual physicalRoutine health examination
- policyholderOwner of insurance contract
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
coinsurance · out-of-pocket costs · premium · PPO · deductible · outpatient care · copayment · emergency services · formulary · EPO · healthcare provider · preauthorization · out-of-pocket maximum · prescription drugs · maternity care · exclusions · prior authorization · pre-existing condition
health insurance coverageuninsured
Lacking protective coverage
coverage gap · no insurance · insurance lapse · insurance exclusion · underinsurance
health insurance coverageself-pay
Uninsured payment method
cash payment · direct payment · medical debt · personal liability · medical bankruptcy
health, healthy, healthier, healthiest, healthily, healthiness, unhealthy, healer, healing