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An American non-profit public broadcasting television service
A program designed to help reduce unnecessary medical expenses by studying the appropriateness of when certain services are used and by how many patients they are used.
Industry:Health care
A healthcare system that includes the entire range of healthcare services from out-patient to hospital and long-term care.
Industry:Health care
The amount of time a person must wait from the date he or she is accepted into a health plan (or from when he or she applies) until the insurance becomes effective and he or she can receive benefits.
Industry:Health care
A percentage of providers' fees that managed care companies hold back from providers which is only given to them if the amount of care they provide (or that the entire plan provides) is under a budgeted amount for each quarter or the whole year.
Industry:Health care
States require employers to provide coverage to compensate employees for work-related injuries or disabilities.
Industry:Health care
Medical treatment rendered to people whose illnesses or medical problems are short-term or don't require long-term continuing care. Acute care facilities are hospitals that mainly treat people with short-term health problems.
Industry:Health care
The maximum amount of payment provided by an insurer for each covered service for a group of insured people.
Industry:Health care
Large businesses, small businesses, and individuals who form a group for insurance coverage.
Industry:Health care
A proposed healthcare system in which, no matter who is paying, prices for health services and payment methods are the same. Federal or state government, a private insurance company, a self-insured employer plan, an individual, or any other payer would pay the same rates. Also called Multiple Payer system.
Industry:Health care
