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insurance quiz
insurance health medical quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| co- insurance | % of the total bill the person has to pay |
| co-payment | Flat fee (does not change) paid every time you visit the docter |
| Premium | amount you pay every month to have a policy (split w/ employer) |
| Deductible | amount you pay every year before the insurance will pay |
| DRG'S | Diagnostic related groups- insurance will pay an amount based on patients diagnosis (problem) |
| HSA | Health savings account pretax money withheld to be used for medical expense |
| Out of pocket Maximum | amount you have to pay ( co-pay and co- insurance) before insurance will pay |
| Medicare | Gov't provided plan based on age (65) or disability |
| Type A medicare | hospitalization |
| Type B medicare | Routine doctor |
| Type D medicare | medications(drugs) |
| Medigap | covers the amount that medicare does not pay |
| Medicaid | state program, based on income. # of people in the family each state set rules for qualifying |
| CHIP | Children's health program covers children when parents earn too much to qualify for medicaid |
| Workers Compensation | covers lost wages and medical bills for employees hurt on the job |
| Tricare | active duty and retired military and family members |
| private insurance | only insurance not paid by government |
| HMO's | Health Maintenance organization make you see one of their doctors or they will NOT PAY |
| PPO's | Preferred Provider Organization - Pick docter outside of network but will not pay as much (premium is more expensive) |
| hospitals | treat emergencies, illness, procudures, treatment. acute care |
| general hospitials | treat wide population wide area of disease |
| speciality hospitials | treat a specific patient population or specific disease or illness |
| Government hospitials | funded by gov. millitary hospitials veteran hospitail psychatirc facilities |
| University hospitals | hopitials attached to university used more for research |
| Non profit hospitals | hospitials that dont make profit |
| for profit hospitals | hospitials that take profit |