health plan
Medical benefits arrangement
A health plan is an arrangement that covers medical expenses, typically through insurance or a managed care organization.
Employers often offer health plans as benefits: The company's health plan includes dental and vision.
Health plans vary widely in what they cover, which providers you can see, and how costs are shared between the plan and the patient.
Contractual risk coverage
- policyAdopted principle of action
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- premiumsPayments for insurance coverage
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
copayment · co-insurance · claims · network · provider · HMO · PPO · EPO
Payments for insurance coverage
- deductiblesPre-coverage personal payments
- copaymentsPatient's portion of charges
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- cost-sharingSplitting financial responsibility
out-of-pocket · tax credits · financial assistance · sliding scale · means-tested · marketplace · exchange · bronze tier
Health maintenance before disease
- wellnessOverall state of health
- dentalRelating to teeth
- visionAbility to see
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
maternity · telehealth · vaccinations · checkups · screenings · therapy · counseling · prenatal
Medical privacy statute
- privacyFreedom from observation
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
patient rights · audit · authorization · consent · medical records · identity verification · fraud prevention
insurance
Contractual risk coverage
- policyAdopted principle of action
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- premiumsPayments for insurance coverage
deductible · copayment · co-insurance · claims · network · provider · HMO · PPO · EPO · POS
premiums
Payments for insurance coverage
- deductiblesPre-coverage personal payments
- copaymentsPatient's portion of charges
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
cost-sharing · out-of-pocket · tax credits · financial assistance · sliding scale · means-tested · marketplace · exchange · bronze tier · silver tier
preventive care
Health maintenance before disease
prescription · maternity · telehealth · vaccinations · checkups · screenings · therapy · counseling · prenatal · chiropractic
HIPAA
Medical privacy statute
- privacyFreedom from observation
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
- complianceAdhering to requirements
confidentiality · patient rights · audit · authorization · consent · medical records · identity verification · fraud prevention
- paycheckgross pay, net pay, base pay, deductions, earnings
- regimensskincare routine, morning routine, sleep schedule, drug regimen, pill schedule
- healthcare systemshospital system, public hospitals, HMO, single payer, provider network
- employee benefitspension, 401k, 401(k), retirement, vacation
- employment termslabor contract, salary, employment terms, internship, contract terms
- health insurancepremium, deductible, copay, coverage, premiums
health planuninsured
Lacking protective coverage
coverage gap · insurance lapse · insurance exclusion · underinsured
health planself-pay
Uninsured payment method
out-of-pocket · direct payment · medical debt · medical bankruptcy
health planout-of-pocket expenses
Unreimbursed personal spending
plan, health, healthy, planned, plans, planning, unhealthy, planner, unplanned