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Copayment — In the United States, the copayment or copay is a payment defined in the insurance policy and paid by the insured person each time a medical service is accessed. It is technically a form of coinsurance, but is defined differently in health… … Wikipedia
copayment — /koh pay meuhnt/, n. a contributory payment by an employer, usually matching that of an employee, toward the payment of health care or life insurance premiums, a pension fund, etc. [CO + PAYMENT] * * * … Universalium
copayment — n. fee paid by a member of an HMO upon the receipt of medical care or medications; matching payment made by an employer toward an employee s expenses for health care (or insurance, pension plan, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
copayment — /koh pay meuhnt/, n. a contributory payment by an employer, usually matching that of an employee, toward the payment of health care or life insurance premiums, a pension fund, etc. [CO + PAYMENT] … Useful english dictionary
FSA debit card — An FSA Debit Card is a special type of debit card issued in the United States to access tax favored spending accounts such as flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health reimbursement accounts (HRA), and sometimes health savings accounts (HSA) as … Wikipedia
National Health Insurance (Japan) — National Health Insurance (国民健康保険, Kokumin Kenkō Hoken?) is one of the two major types of insurance programs available in Japan. The other is Employees Health Insurance (健康保険, Kenkō Hoken … Wikipedia
Managed care — intended to reduce unnecessary health care costs through a variety of mechanisms, including: economic incentives for physicians and patients to select less costly forms of care; programs for reviewing the medical necessity of specific services;… … Wikipedia
Medicare+Choice — With the passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Medicare beneficiaries were given the option to receive their Medicare benefits through private health insurance plans, instead of through the Original Medicare plan (Parts A and B). These… … Wikipedia
Co-insurance — is an insurance related term that describes a splitting or spreading of risk among multiple parties. Contents 1 In the United States 1.1 In health insurance 1.2 In property insurance 1.3 … Wikipedia
Medicare Advantage — With the passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Medicare beneficiaries were given the option to receive their Medicare benefits through private health insurance plans, instead of through the original Medicare plan (Parts A and B). These… … Wikipedia
