Glossary
Adverse selection
Ambulatory care
Appeal
Assignment
Beneficiary
Benefits
Broker
Cafeteria Plans
Capitation
Carrier
Carve-out
Claim
Co-insurance
Coord. of benefits
Co-insurance
Cost shift
Coverage
Covered charges
Daily benefit
Deductible
Duplicate coverage
Exclusions
Experimental treatment
Fee-for-service
Grievance
HMO
Indemnity insurance
Indiv. Practice Assoc.
Limitation
Long-term_care
Major Medical
Managed Care
Medically necessary
Medical Savings Acct.
Medigap
N.A.I.C.
Out-of-pocket expense
Palliative care
Point of Service
Precertification
Pre-existing cond.
Pref. Prov. Org.
Premium
Primary Care Phys.
Reasonable/Customary
Reimbursement
Reinsurance
Renewal
Rider
Risk
Second opinion
Self-funded
Unbundling of Charges
Underinsured
Underwriting
Upcoding
Utilization
Utilization Review
Wellness Programs