Other Accident/Health Products Flashcards

1
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Hospital Indemnity Policies

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Might pay a set dollar amount for each day of hospitalization

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2
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Hospital Indemnity Policies: Money might be spent on…

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Expenses besides care, unrelated to actual hospital charges

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3
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Dread Disease/Critical Insurance

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Only pays when insured person is diagnosed with a specific illness named in policy

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4
Q

Dread Disease/Critical Insurance is also called…

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Cancer Insurance

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5
Q

Dread Disease/Critical Insurance often pays…

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Lump sum

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6
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Dread Disease/Critical Insurance: Money isn’t based on…

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Actual expenses and doesn’t need to be used for medical bills

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7
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HSA stands for…

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Health Savings Account

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8
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HSA

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Tax-free contributions to pay for care

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9
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HSA: Money can be carried over…

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Year to Year

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10
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HSA: Money belongs to…

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The individual and is portable from job to job

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11
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HSA: Typically requires enrollment in…

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High deductible health plan

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12
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HSA: Money must only be used on…

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Eligible expenses, not insurance premiums or OTC drugs

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13
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HDHP: For favorable HSA tax treatment, deductibles must be at least…

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Equal to amount set by federal law

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14
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HSA: Contributions are exempt from…

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Payroll and income taxes

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15
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HSA: Contributions can be invested in…

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Sub-accounts and grow tax-free

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16
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HSA: Withdrawls are…

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Tax-free if used for qualified medical expenses

17
Q

HSA: If withdrawls are used on non-qualified expenses…

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20% penalty plus income taxes

18
Q

HSA: Seniors are exempt from…

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20% tax penalty but still owe some regular income taxes

19
Q

FSA stands for…

A

Flexible Spending Accounts

20
Q

FSA

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Pre-tax dollars from employers and employees are used for care

21
Q

FSA: Withdrawls are…

A

Not taxed

22
Q

FSA: Amounts generally…

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Cannot be carried over from year to year

23
Q

FSA: Has occasional, limited exceptions but…

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Only at employer’s option

24
Q

HRA stands for…

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Health Reimbursement Arrangement

25
Q

HRA

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Employer reimburses employees for their medical care up to a certain amount

26
Q

HRA: Unused portions can…

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Carry over to new year

27
Q

HRA: Employer…

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Owns and funds the account and keeps money if employee leaves

28
Q

Dental Care

A

Purchased separately or as an add-on to major medical insurance

29
Q

Dental: Tends to cover…

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Preventative care annually with little or no cost-sharing

30
Q

Dental: Common procedures often covered with…

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Intermediate amount of cost-sharing (80/20 split)

31
Q

Dental: Major dental work and dentures require…

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Greater cost-sharing (50/50 split)

32
Q

Vision Care

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Often bought separately or as an add-on to major medical

33
Q

Vision: Basic coverage often limited to…

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Annual checkups and new glasses/contacts every 2 years

34
Q

Vision: Serious eye illnesses tend to be covered by…

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Major medical insurance

35
Q

Short-Term/Temporary Medical Insurance

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Intended to fill brief gaps in major medical insurance

36
Q

Temp: Time frame

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Less than 1 year at federal level, 6 months in IL

37
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Temp: Lacks consumer protection of major medical insurance

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Exempt from ACA; Might not cover pre-existing conditions; Limited benefits and caps; Might not be guaranteed renewable