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AMOA 206
Ch.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Medical Care | Identification of disease and provision of care and treatment to persons who are sick, injured, or concerned about health. |
| Health Care | expands definition of medical care. Includes: preventive services |
| Preventive services | helps people avoid health and injury problems. Preventive examinations result in early detection of health problems ,allowing less drastic and less expensive treatment. |
| Health insurance | contract between a policyholder and third-party payer or gov. health program to reimburse the policyholder for all or portion of cost of medically treatment or preventative care. |
| Policyholder | person who signs a contract with a health insurance company who owns the health insurances policy. the policy |
| third-party payer | insurance company that provides coverage, such as Bluecross Blueshield. |
| Health Insurance is avaible to? | indviduals who participate in group (employer sponsored), individual (or personal insurance), or prepaid health plans |