Health Insurance Flashcards
It refers to the variety of policies that can be purchased to cover certain health-related services and goods
Health Insurance
covered by the policy
Insurance
individual who purchases the policy
Subscriber
It s the process by which healthcare providers receive payment for their health care services
Reimbursement
A formal request for payment made by an insured individual to their policy provider; made after an incident
Insurance claim
-an amount to be paid periodically for an
insurance policy (contract)
Premium
A system of making and trading things of
value. It is usually divided into goods and services
Economy
- Health care providers are paid after health care services are rendered
Retrospective
Payment method wherein physicians and other
healthcare providers are paid separately for each
unbundled service
Free for Services
It refers to the various methods of paying
hospitals, health systems and organizations, or healthcare providers in which payments are established in advance
Prospective
It is the law that established the Philippine Health
Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
R.A 7875
Government-owned and controlled corporations established on
February 14, 1995
The primary goal of PhilHealth
To provide social health insurance for all
Filipino.
This is exemplified in PhilHealth as
members who are:
- healthy subsidize the sick;
- earning more subsidize those who earn less; and
- those who have no income are subsidized by the government
enrolled by their respective employers
Formal Economy