Health Ins Flashcards
What type of bus ins is meant to cover the cost of continuing to do biz while owner is disabled?
Business over head expense policy designed to cover the actual cost of continuing to do biz while biz owner is disabled
Disability income benefits from a group policy paid for by an employer how are these benefits treated for tax purposes?
Taxable income
Disability income benefits
I consider tax-free if the individual insured paid the premiums
Health insurance involves two perils
Accident and sickness
Sole proprietors are permitted tax deductions for Health cost paid from their earnings in the amount of
100% of the cost 100% of health cost paid by sole proprietors are tax deductible
Credit accident and health plans are designed to
Help pay off existing loans during periods of disability
Employees switching from group health insurance to an individual plan with the same insure due to termination are performing a
Conversion
common exclusion with vision plans
Lasik surgery
In an employer, sponsored group, accident and health plan, a master contract is issued to the
Employer
Coordination of benefits regulation applies to all of the following plans except
Preferred provider organization plan. Coordination of benefits, regulation and group health policy does not apply to individual health insurance policies.
A group disability income plan that pays tax-free benefits to covered employees is
Fully contributory
Who is not eligible for coverage in a group health policy?
Temporary employee
An employer issued a Group medical insurance policy. The single contract is known
A master policy is provided to the employer
An employer issued a Group medical insurance policy. The single contract is known
A master policy is provided to the employer
Key person disability insurance pays benefits to the
Employer
Which of the following does coordination of benefits allow
Secondary pair to reduce their benefit payment so no more than 100% of the claim is paid
Coordination of benefits, provision found only in group health plans
Exist to avoid duplication of benefit payments and over insurance regardless of coverage only 100% of the medical expense benefit would be collected
Individuals continuing to work after age 65 that participate in a group plan have coverage
Primarily from their group insurance plan, which makes Medicare their secondary payer
Cobra
Is a federal law that guarantees a continuation of Group insurance coverage to employees terminated for reasons other than gross misconduct
Cobra
Consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1985
What does Cobra require of employers?
Minimum of 20 or more employees to continue Group medical expense coverage for terminated workers for up to 18 months following termination
Medicare part B covers
Doctors charges
Medicare part B covers
Part B covers doctor’s appointments, emergency room visits, urgent care visits, lab work, X-rays, and many other outpatient services.
How is Medicare part B
General tax revenue, and User premiums
Medicare part a does not pay for medical benefits, provided for treatment in a skilled nursing facility beyond
100 days 100% from one to 20 days then 21 to 100 days will be a flat dollar amount per day. must be provided by skilled and licensed nurses or coverage stops
A Doctor Who is accepts a Medicare assignment
Is the green team not charge more than the amount of Medicare pays for the service performed?
Preferred provider organizations allow for out of network care to be provided, but
At a lower percentage compared to treatment from an in network provider
The role of federal government was expanded when Medicaid was established by allowing the state
Purchase health insurance from the federal government
Medicaid is
Title XIX of the Social Security act added to the Social Security program in 1995
Purpose of Medicaid
To provide matching federal funds to states for their medical public assistance plans to help needy person, regardless of age
An HMO that involves a partnership of physicians and other providers who practice out of a central facility is called
A group HMO
Under a close network plan if a subscriber chooses a primary care physician out of network, they will have to pay
Up to 100% of the bill amount
What is a disease unique to the trade that can affect employees?
Occupational disease
At what age will person normally enroll with an insurance carrier underpar C Medicare advantage plan
Age 65, upon becoming eligible for Medicare
What happens when an insured goes out of the PPO network?
The insure will pay a reduced amount
When is the enrollment period for Medicare part B
January one through March 31
How is Medicare part be funded?
General tax revenue, and User premiums
What does Medicare part B cover?
After the annual deductible is that Medicare part B will cover 20% of the remaining covered expenses and 80% of the coverage charges 
How does one obtain eligibility for part D Medicare?
By being eligible for Medicare
Worker’s Comp. covers all work related accidents
Workers comp will only cover injury on the job, not injuries that might occur from misconduct on the job
What type of injury would not be covered under health insurance policy?
Work related injuries as they would be covered by Worker’s Compensation
Medicare does not cover
Custodial care, which is care provided by a private duty, nurse or attendant
A waiver of premium writer
Is generally included with guaranteed renewable and noncancelable
A waiver of premium writer
Is generally included with guaranteed renewable and noncancelable
A waiver of premium writer is
To exempt the policy owner from paying the policies premium doing periods of total disability; require a specific. Of time to be met and will backdate to date of disability does not extend past the insured age of 60 or 65.
What is the purpose of the rehabilitation benefit
To help the person with disability gain new training to be able to return back to work in a different way that is an encumber them in their disability
How to define total disability
Requires that the insured be able to perform his insurance current occupation as a result of an accident or sickness
What type of disability is not considered total impairment, but still equal to permanent impairment
Permanent Partial disability
What percentage of a participants income or group long-term disability benefits amounts limited to
Typically 60% of their income
Long-term disability benefits are coordinated with which benefit plan
Social Security
What type of disability would allow claims to be payable when the insured can continue to work?
Presumptive disability, which specify that certain conditions automatically qualify the insured for full-time benefit because of the severity of the conditions presume the insured is totally disabled, even if they are able to work
What is the primary factor that determines benefits paid under disability income
Wages
Group disability income insurance
Provides benefits for non-occupational illnesses and injuries as Worker’s Compensation covers, occupational illnesses, and injuries
When an insured has a major medical plan with first dollar coverage that is that impact the benefits paid
No deductible payment is required