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Insurance Terms

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show Provided by a person's employer  
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Primary Insurance   show
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Premium   show
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show Double coverage (ex. your work and your parent's insurance)  
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show Individual pays for their insurance (usually for people who are self employed)  
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show People who have no coverage and would be expected to pay at the time of service. Some places will offer special pricing for self paying individuals  
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show Special programs by state and federal government that provides insurance for the elderly, indigent, and for children  
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Co-pay   show
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Deductibles   show
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Explanation of Benefits (EOB)   show
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show A percentage of the total cost that an individual must contribute toward each service  
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show An EOB sent to the provider from the insurance carrier. Is similar to the EOB, the RA contains multiple patients and providers. Also includes the electronic funds transfer information or a check for payment.  
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show A form that a Medicare patient will sign when the provider thinks Medicare won't pay for a specific service or item.  
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show Patients 65 years or older for Part A (hospitalization), Part B (routine office visits), Part D (prescription coverage)  
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show Authorizes dependents of military personnel to see civilian practitioners  
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CHAMPVA   show
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Medicaid   show
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show A state legislative law that protects employees against the cost of medical care resulting from a work-related injury  
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show Offers low-cost health coverage for children from birth through age 18. Designed for families who earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid, but cannot afford to buy private health coverage. $35-$50/year  
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show Offered through an individual's employer who will usually pay a portion of the premium and then deduct the remainder of the premium from the employee's pay.  
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Individual Policies   show
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show A type of health insurance plan that usually limits coverage of care from doctors who work for or contract with the HMO. Generally won't cover out-of-network care except in an emergency. May require you to live or work in its service area to be eligible  
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show A medical care arrangement in which medical professionals and facilities provide services to subscribed clients at reduced rates. PPO medical and healthcare providers are called preferred providers.  
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Health Savings Account (HSA)   show
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Flexible Spending Account (FSA)   show
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show International Classification of Diseases, Contains approx. 55,000 more codes than the previously used ICD-9-CM system, allows for reporting of disease and newly recognized conditions, allows for specificity and laterality of coding for payment  
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show Using billing codes that reflect a more severe illness than actually existed or a more expensive treatment than was provided  
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CMS-1500 Form   show
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show A document or form required by insurance companies that is used when a provider wants to send a patient to a specialist  
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show This means that the provider and the insurance company have agreed between the amounts charged and approved what will and will not be reimbursed.  
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show The total amount owed on an account  
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Debit   show
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show Money owed to the provider  
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Accounts Payable   show
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show A monetary balance in an individual's favor  
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show The entire saleable property of a person, association, corporation or estate applicable or subject to the payment of debts  
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Liabilities   show
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Electronic Medical Record (EMR)   show
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Electronic Health Record (EHR)   show
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