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A medical problem that will not improve, that lasts a lifetime, or recurs.
Industry:Health care
Bills for services. Doctors, hospitals, labs and other providers send billed claims to health insurance plans, and what the plans pay are called paid claims.
Industry:Health care
A cost-sharing requirement under some health insurance policies in which the insured person pays some of the costs of covered services.
Industry:Health care
HMOs that are managed by the members of the health plan or insurance purchasing arrangements in which businesses or other groups join together to gain the buying power of large employers or groups.
Industry:Health care
Flat fees or payments (often $5-10) that a patient pays for each doctor visit or prescription.
Industry:Health care
The method of preventing healthcare costs from increasing beyond a set level by controlling or reducing inefficiency and waste in the healthcare system.
Industry:Health care
An insurance policy requires the insured person to pay a portion of the costs of covered services. Deductibles, co-insurance and co-payments are cost sharing.
Industry:Health care
When one group of patients does not pay for services, such as uninsured or Medicare patients, healthcare providers pass on the costs for these health services to other groups of patients.
Industry:Health care
A person's healthcare costs are paid by their insurance or by the government..
Industry:Health care
Treatments or other services for which a health plan pays at least part of the charge.
Industry:Health care
