Health insurance

Health insurance

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Health insurance

A health care professional (usually a physician) who is responsible for monitoring an individual's overall health care needs. Typically, a PCP serves as a "quarterback" for an individual's medical ...

Public option

Insurance; Health insurance

A proposal within the recently passed health reform legislation that would have created a qualified health benefit plan to compete with other plans that qualify for health insurance exchanges. The ...

Rationing

Insurance; Health insurance

Or the threat of rationing. One of the most powerful arguments against proposals for an expanded government control of the U.S. health care system. Critics of such expanded control – which might take ...

Copayment

Insurance; Health insurance

Copayment is a predetermined (flat) fee that an individual pays for health care services, in addition to what the insurance covers. For example, some HMOs require a $10 copayment for each office ...

Deductible

Insurance; Health insurance

The deductible is the amount an individual must pay for health care expenses before insurance (or a self-insured company) covers the costs. Often, insurance plans are based on yearly deductible ...