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A set of medical treatments for a particular condition or group of patients that has been reviewed and endorsed by a national organization, such as the Agency for Healthcare Policy Research.
Industry:Health care
A private organization, usually an insurance company, that finances healthcare.
Industry:Health care
Intended to improve health outcomes or control costs, services and education are tailored to a patient's needs, which are designed to improve health outcomes and/or control costs
Industry:Health care
Health insurance that provides coverage for treating severe or lengthy illnesses or disability.
Industry:Health care
Treatment given to people whose health problems are long-term and continuing. Nu nursing homes, mental hospitals and rehabilitation facilities are chronic care facilities.
Industry:Health care
Bills for services. Doctors, hospitals, labs and other providers send billed claims to health insurance plans, and what the plans pay are called paid claims.
Industry:Health care
A cost-sharing requirement under some health insurance policies in which the insured person pays some of the costs of covered services.
Industry:Health care
Flat fees or payments (often $5-10) that a patient pays for each doctor visit or prescription.
Industry:Health care
An insurance policy requires the insured person to pay a portion of the costs of covered services. Deductibles, co-insurance and co-payments are cost sharing.
Industry:Health care
When one group of patients does not pay for services, such as uninsured or Medicare patients, healthcare providers pass on the costs for these health services to other groups of patients.
Industry:Health care
