accident and health Flashcards
provides periodic income weekly or at least monthly. income not taxable on individual policy
Disability income
pays 66 2/3 of gross pay
disability income
BOE policy
pays overhead, rent utilities
buyout partner who becomes disables
Business disability buyout, for permanent disability
principal sum
refers to the accidental death or death benefit
capital sum
refers to the dismeberment
limited benefits provided for daily hospital charges at a flat rate per day. pays first dollar (no deductible) days are limited
basic hospital insurance
pays physician visits in hospital, flat dollar amount per day
basic medical insurance
provides benefits for a surgeon in or out of hospital. flat amount for each operation.
basic surgical insurance
pays high dollar amounts after the insured pays the deductible.
Major medical
allows the insured to carry over expenses paid in 4th quarter of prior year to reduce current year deductible when no claims were paid to the insured
carry over provision
% participation (80 20) insured and insurer share the cost after deductible
Coinsurance
Limits the insureds liability to a certain dollar amount
out of pocket limit or stop loss provision
Amount insured pays on major medical
deductible plus 20 percent of bill
when the insured owns both basic and major medical
comprehensive, basic pays first then corridor deductible then major pays third
imposed controls on use of health care services, fees charged for those services, providers of healthcare services
managed care
health maintenance organization HMO
provides prepaid doctor and hospital care, stresses preventative medicine with exams and diagnostic procedures
Requires employers with 25 or more employees ro offer HMO/PPO if there is a health plan or hmo in area
HMO act of 1973
allows the insured the freedom of choice in selecting a health care professional non preferred provider
PPO
This insurance always has a deductible
Major medical
covers routine medical exams and diagnostic prodedures
HMO/PPO
stresses preventive medicine
HMO/PPO
pays first dollar coverage
Basic medical
Small dollar amount that must be paid by this member with treatment
HMO/PPO
coinsurance % participation
Major medical
provides limited coverage
Basic
gatekeeper PCP required
HMO/PPO
managed care
HMO/PPO
Pays directly to hospital and doctors
service organizations BC/BS
pays directly to the insured
reimbursement insurer
insured has choice of going in or out of network
point of service plan
deduct money placed in a fund to pay medical expenses that were not reimbursed
MSA