Chapter 2 Insurance Terms

a managed care health insurance plan, usually provided by large industries, to employees, in which a contract is formed with providers to offer health care at reduced rates.

• Tricare
• Medicaid
• PPO

US government health insurance plan for all military personnel.

• Medicare
• Tricare
• PPO

requires that specific percentages of expenses are shared by the patient and insurance company.

• Co Insurance
• deductible
• Premium

a fee the individual pays for insurance coverage.

• deductible
• Co insurance
• premium

federal government program that provides health care for almost all individuals over the age of 65.

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Tricare

health insurance plan providing treatment for workers injured on the job and reimburses lost wages because of on the job injury.

• Medicaid
• Workers Compensation
• PPO

amounts that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins.

• Co- insurance
• deductible
• premium