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HIT Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Balance billing | practice of billing patient for any balance left after deductibles, coinsurance, and insurance payments have been made. |
| Birthday rule | informal procedure used to help determine which health insurance plan is primary when individuals are listed as dependents on more than one health plan |
| Cafeteria plan | type of plan that deducts the cost of the plan from the employee’s wages before taxes for some insurance premiums, unreimbursed medical expenses, and child/dependent care expenses |
| CMS-1500 form | the standard or “universal” claim form used to bill for all government and some commercial payers for outpatient and physician services |
| Coinsurance | a type of cost sharing between the insurance provider and the policyholder where the patient and the insurance pay a specified percentage of the charges billed |
| Comprehensive plan | a type of policy that combines basic and major medical coverage into one plan |
| COBRA-Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act | guarantees employees the right to temporarily continue their health benefits after quitting or being terminated from a job |
| COB-coordination of benefits | determines the total benefits that primary and secondary insurance is allowed to pay. Both companies payments can not exceed 100% of the allowable charges |
| Deductible | set amount that a patient must pay out of pocket before the insurance company will begin to pay |
| Disability insurance | a type of insurance that provides weekly or monthly payment for lost income resulting from accidents or sickness or both that are not work related |
| Exclusions | illnesses or injuries not covered by the health insurance policy |
| Group contract | a contract of insurance made with a company, corporation, or other groups of common interest wherein all employees or individuals are insured under a single policy. Everyone receives the same benefits. |
| Indemnity(fee for service) | the standard type of health insurance individuals can purchase, which provides comprehensive major medical benefits and allows insured individuals to choose any physician or hospital when seeking medical care |
| nonPAR-nonparticipating provider | provider that has no contractual agreement with the insurance carrier and does not have to accept the insurance companies’ reimbursement as payment in full |
| Out of pocket maximum | amount of medical expenses paid by the patient after which the UCR is paid in full by the insurer |
| PAR-participating provider | a provider who contracts with a payer and agrees to abide by certain rules and regulations of that carrier |
| Policyholder | the insured;individual whose name is on the policy |
| Preexisting condition | physical or mental condition that existed before the effective date of an insurance policy |
| Premium | specific amount of money paid by the insured to the insurance company in exchange for financial protection against loss |
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