- Industry: Health care
- Number of terms: 3360
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- Company Profile:
CIGNA Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, provides health care and related benefits in the United States and internationally.
The CIGNA HealthCare mail order prescription service that dispenses medications to covered persons at their home address for up to a 90-day supply.
Industry:Health care
Doctor of Dental Surgery or DMD, Doctor of Dental Medicine. Degrees given to dental school graduates. Both degrees are the same particular dental schools identify at their discretion their graduates as DMD or DDS.
Industry:Health care
CIGNA HealthCare and Health Alliance Plan (HAP) are working together to provide quality care to CIGNA HealthCare members, whether at home or travelling in the U.S. In Southeast Michigan, CIGNA members have access to the HAP Preferred/PHP network of hospitals, doctors and other providers. In the balance of Michigan and all other states, members have access to the CIGNA HealthCare national network of providers.
Industry:Health care
The federal agency responsible for administering Medicare and federal participation in Medicaid.
Industry:Health care
The law has several parts: The first part addresses health insurance portability and is designed to protect health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. Another part of the law is designed to reduce the administrative costs of providing and paying for healthcare through standardization. The law also includes requirements to protect the privacy of individuals' protected health information. Health plans, providers and other organisations with access to protected health information are covered by the requirements of HIPAA.
Industry:Health care
An organisation that arranges a wide spectrum of health care services which commonly include hospital care, physicians' services and many other kinds of health care services with an emphasis on preventive care.
Industry:Health care
Identification cards are provided to all participants for proper identification under their group health plan. ID card information helps providers verify patient eligibility for coverage.
Industry:Health care
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act that provides payment for medical and health services to the population aged 65 and over regardless of income, as well as certain disabled persons and persons with ESRD.
Industry:Health care
Hospital insurance provided by Medicare that can help pay for inpatient hospital care, medically necessary inpatient care in a skilled nursing facility, home health care, hospice care and end-stage renal disease treatment.
Industry:Health care
Medicare-administered medical insurance that helps pay for certain medically necessary practitioner services, outpatient hospital services and supplies not covered by Part A hospital insurance of Medicare coverage. Doctors' services are covered under Part B even if they're provided to a member in an inpatient setting. Part B can also pay for some home health services when the beneficiary doesn't qualify for Part A.
Industry:Health care
