health plans
Medical benefit packages
Health plans are arrangements, typically provided through employers or purchased individually, that cover medical expenses and healthcare services.
In the United States, health plans vary widely in structure—from HMOs that require using network providers to PPOs offering more flexibility at higher cost.
The term often appears in discussions of employee benefits and healthcare policy.
My employer offers several health plans during open enrollment.
She compared health plans before choosing one that covered her prescriptions.
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
- coinsurancePercentage you owe
- copaymentsPatient's portion of charges
- premiumsPayments for insurance coverage
- deductiblesPre-coverage personal payments
high deductible · HIPAA compliance · preventive care · clinics · rehabilitation services · hospitals · prescription drug coverage · private insurance · public insurance · consumer protection laws · maternity care · benefits package · open enrollment · pre-existing condition · HMO · pediatric care · telehealth services · PPO
- federal employmentfederal jobs, federal employees, federal workers, federal workforce, government workers
- healthcare accessuniversal coverage, uninsured, underinsured, coverage gaps, affordable care
- labor lawlabor code, labor law, labor laws, labor standards, labour law
- employee benefitspension, 401k, 401(k), retirement, vacation
- health insurancepremium, deductible, copay, coverage, premiums
- health datablood pressure, heart rate, pulse, weight, height
health plansuninsured
Lacking protective coverage
coverage gap · medical bankruptcy · insurance gap · self-pay · bare
health plansout-of-pocket
Paid from personal funds
self-pay · direct payment · fee-for-service · out-of-pocket expenses · pay-as-you-go
health planssingle-payer
One funder for healthcare
universal healthcare · socialized medicine · Medicare for All · government healthcare · public health system