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Association
Insurance; Health insurance
Associations can offer group health insurance plans specially designed for their members and that give their members purchasing power because of the groups larger pool of enrollees.
Group health insurance
Insurance; Health insurance
Coverage through an employer or other entity that covers all individuals in the group. Read more about group health insurance.
Advocacy
Insurance; Health insurance
Any activity done to help a person or group to get something the person or group needs or wants.
Pre-existing condition
Insurance; Health insurance
A pre-existing condition is a medical condition that is excluded from coverage by an insurance company because the condition was believed to exist prior to the individual obtaining a policy from the ...
Limitations
Insurance; Health insurance
A limit on the amount of benefits paid out for a particular covered expense, as disclosed on the Certificate of Insurance.
Public plan
Insurance; Health insurance
A public plan – also referred to as a public option – was a proposal within the recently passed health reform legislation that would have created a qualified health benefit plan to compete with other ...
Preferred provider organisation (PPO)
Insurance; Health insurance
A preferred provider organisation (PPO) is a managed care organisation of health providers who contract with an insurer or third-party administrator (TPA) to provide health insurance coverage to ...