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insurance quiz
insurance health medical quiz
Question | Answer |
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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 |