medical insurance
Doctor visit coverage
Medical insurance is coverage that pays for healthcare costs—doctor visits, hospital stays, prescriptions, and medical procedures.
In the United States, it typically comes through employers, government programs like Medicare and Medicaid, or individual purchase.
Does your job offer medical insurance?
The term is largely interchangeable with health insurance.
- health planOrganized healthcare financing scheme
- coinsurancePercentage you owe
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- copaymentPatient's fixed healthcare charge
- claims processingHandling insurance submissions
hospital networks · HIPAA compliance · underwriter · Medicare · prior authorization · policyholder · premium · out-of-pocket maximum · pre-existing condition · preventive care · annual physical · risk pool · healthcare provider · emergency room · prescription drug coverage · PPO · healthcare access · HMO
- insurancecoverage, underwriting, premium, claims, insurer
- employee benefitspension, 401k, 401(k), retirement, vacation
- health insurancepremium, deductible, copay, coverage, premiums
medical insuranceself-pay
Uninsured payment method
uninsured · cash payment · direct payment · medical debt · medical bankruptcy
medical insurancelife insurance
Contract paying upon death
property insurance · auto insurance · homeowners insurance · liability insurance