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A right included in an HMO, which allows the covered person to get non-emergency covered services from a specialist without getting a referral from the primary care physician or gatekeeper.
Industry:Health care
The amount of money that a person must pay for his or her healthcare, including: deductibles, co-pays, payments for services that are not covered, and/or health insurance premiums that are not paid by his or her employer.
Industry:Health care
The maximum amount that a person must pay under a plan or insurance contract.
Industry:Health care
Measures of the effectiveness of particular kinds of medical treatment. This refers to what is quantified to determine if a specific treatment or type of service works.
Industry:Health care
Healthcare services that do not require a patient to receive overnight care in a hospital.
Industry:Health care
Healthcare providers who have contracted with a managed care plan to provide eligible healthcare services to members of that plan.
Industry:Health care
The organization responsible for the costs of healthcare services. A payer may be private insurance, the government, or an employer's self-funded plan.
Industry:Health care
A term that describes the income level a person or family must have to be eligible for Medicaid.
Industry:Health care
A health professional who provides primary and/or specialty care to patients under the supervision of a physician.
Industry:Health care
This system would provide coverage for all people by requiring employers either to provide health insurance for their employees and dependents (play) or pay a contribution to a publicly-provided system that covers uninsured or unemployed people without private insurance (pay).
Industry:Health care
